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    2. How Americans see Biden’s climate policies

    On balance, slightly more Americans say the Biden administration’s policies on climate change are taking the country in the wrong direction (50%) than the right direction (45%). As with most assessments of the administration, Republicans and Democrats offer opposing viewpoints on this question. Climate change action has been a central goal of Biden’s administration. In […]

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    U.S. statehouse reporters by state

    A new Pew Research Center study finds there were 1,724 journalists assigned to U.S. state capitol buildings as of late 2021 and early 2022. The number of reporters covering the statehouse varies widely from state to state, with some capitols filled with dozens of full-time reporters and others hosting only four or five.

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    1. Asian Americans’ experiences with discrimination in their daily lives

    Most Asian Americans experience discrimination in many parts of their day-to-day lives. In the survey, we asked Asian American adults if they have ever experienced discrimination or been treated unfairly because of their race or ethnicity. In addition to this broad question, we also asked whether they have experienced specific discrimination incidents in their everyday […]

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    Key facts about Rumble

    Here are key facts about the alternative social media service Rumble, an online video-sharing platform founded in 2013.

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    2. Public views about the federal government

    Asked about some descriptions of the federal government, relatively small shares of Americans say they think of the federal government as responsive to the needs of ordinary Americans, being careful with taxpayer money, or being able to address new problems as they come up. No more than one-in-ten say each of these phrases describe the […]

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    3. Statehouse press corps grows in most states, with some notable exceptions

    Trends in the number of statehouse reporters vary from state to state. In more than half of states – 31 – the number of statehouse reporters increased between 2014 and 2022, following the national pattern of growth in the total number of reporters covering statehouses. But about one-third of states – 16 in total – […]

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    As Partisan Hostility Grows, Signs of Frustration With the Two-Party System

    Increasingly, Republicans and Democrats view not just the opposing party but also the people in that party in a negative light. Growing shares in each party now describe those in the other party as more closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent than other Americans. Nearly half of younger adults say they “wish there were more parties to choose from.”

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    5. Islam

    The vast majority of Chinese Muslim adults come from 10 ethnic minority groups that traditionally practice Islam, the two largest being the Hui people and the Uyghur people. Most of China’s Muslims live in the country’s northwestern region, particularly in the areas of Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and Xinjiang. Because there is heavy overlap between religion […]