Immigration was a top focus of early Biden coverage, especially among outlets with right-leaning audiences
Immigration was one of the five topics most covered by 25 major news outlets in the first 60 days of the Biden administration.
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Immigration was one of the five topics most covered by 25 major news outlets in the first 60 days of the Biden administration.
Among Republicans, opinions about the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. differ considerably by source of news.
Americans are following the president’s statements on the COVID-19 pandemic less closely than a few months ago.
We thought it would be valuable to combine our study of news coverage itself with data on people’s views about, and exposure to, that coverage.
Most Americans (71%) have heard of a conspiracy theory that alleges that powerful people intentionally planned the coronavirus outbreak.
With Election Day six months away, 52% of Americans are paying fairly close or very close attention to news about the presidential candidates.
Those most likely to say COVID-19 threatens day-to-day life live in urban areas in states that have seen relatively high numbers of cases.
While 43% of Americans say the new coronavirus most likely came about naturally, nearly three-in-ten say it most likely was created in a lab.
77% of white evangelicals say they are at least somewhat confident that the president is doing a good job responding to the outbreak.
For some governments, the debt incurred on COVID-19 relief will add to the considerable red ink already on their ledgers before the pandemic.
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