Vance is among 1.5% of Americans who have converted to Catholicism
Converts make up 8% of U.S. Catholics. The remaining 92% of U.S. Catholics were raised in the faith and still identify with it today.
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Why Public Opinion Matters and How To Measure It
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Americans say keeping up with key news topics is crucial. But fewer say they’re highly informed themselves
Democrats and Republicans broadly show similar patterns in how they evaluate the importance of staying informed about various topics.
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60 Minutes shakeup continues
☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story Longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley was fired on Tuesday, a day after a heated meeting in which Pelley criticized CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss, accused her of “murdering” the program, and questioned the qualifications of newly […]
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Most people across 36 countries have negative views of Israel and little confidence in Netanyahu
Majorities in most of the countries we surveyed express an unfavorable view of Israel and little or no confidence in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Majority of new green cards have gone to immigrants already living in U.S.
A new Trump administration memo could require green card seekers already in the U.S. to apply from abroad, potentially affecting hundreds of thousands annually.
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Who do Americans think is going to win the World Cup?
Most Americans say they are unlikely to follow the 2026 World Cup, though immigrants are far more likely than U.S.-born adults to tune in.
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Federal agency X accounts are getting far more engagement in the second Trump term than under Biden
Federal agencies are getting far more audience engagement on X in the second Trump administration than they did during the final year of the Biden administration.
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Social media influencers’ role in the CA gubernatorial race
☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: 🔥 Featured story Political money is flowing to social media influencers, including in California’s gubernatorial race. Candidates like billionaire Tom Steyer are paying creators to promote their messages online, and recent campaign finance disclosures have revealed […]
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Americans Are Increasingly Pessimistic About Avoiding the Worst Effects of Climate Change
About six-in-ten Americans say countries around the world, including the U.S., will not do enough to avoid the worst effects of climate change. This growing pessimism is driven by Democrats.
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Worldwide, a quarter of new car sales are electric vehicles or hybrids
In eight countries, at least half of all new cars sold in 2025 were electric or hybrid. The U.S. reached just 10%, well below the global average of 25%.
