Nothing lame about this lame duck: 116th Congress had busiest post-election session in recent history
No lame-duck session in the nearly 5 decades for which data is available has been as legislatively productive as that of the 116th Congress.
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No lame-duck session in the nearly 5 decades for which data is available has been as legislatively productive as that of the 116th Congress.
President Trump continues to be White Christians’ preferred candidate, but support among voters in three traditions has slipped since August.
Christians are more likely than religiously unaffiliated Americans to see the Supreme Court favorably (69% vs. 51%).
77% of adults think it’s not acceptable for social media sites to use data about users’ online activities to show them political campaign ads.
At least 20 nations preceded the U.S. in granting women the right to vote, according to an analysis of measures in 198 countries and territories.
President Trump has called himself a defender of religious liberty. But how do Americans see his administration’s effect on religious groups?
Roughly nine-in-ten or more U.S. adults say it is either somewhat or very important to have a president who lives a moral, ethical life.
About half of Americans say the Bible should have at least “some” influence on U.S. laws; 23% say it should have “a great deal” of influence.
77% of white evangelicals say they are at least somewhat confident that the president is doing a good job responding to the outbreak.
Four of the 10 most populous countries will no longer be among the top 10 in 2100 – and all four will be supplanted by rapidly growing African nations.
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