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.
Most Americans (71%) have heard of a conspiracy theory that alleges that powerful people intentionally planned the coronavirus outbreak.
There were 1,501 black prisoners for every 100,000 black adults in 2018, down sharply from 2,261 black inmates per 100,000 black adults in 2006.
The biggest takeaway may be the extent to which the decidedly nonpartisan virus met with an increasingly partisan response.
With Election Day six months away, 52% of Americans are paying fairly close or very close attention to news about the presidential candidates.
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.
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.
Attitudes vary considerably by race on issues including crime, policing, the death penalty, parole decisions and voting rights.
Older adults tend to account for large shares of both poll workers and voters in general elections in the United States.
77% of white evangelicals say they are at least somewhat confident that the president is doing a good job responding to the outbreak.
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