About 4 in 10 teens support cellphone bans in classrooms; fewer back all-day restrictions
About one-in-five teens support banning cellphones during the entire school day, including at lunch and between classes.
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Immigrants and children of immigrants make up at least 15% of 119th Congress
In total, at least 80 lawmakers are foreign born or have at least one parent who was born in another country, including 61 in the House and 19 in the Senate.
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Americans have grown more supportive of restrictions for trans people in recent years
Two-thirds of U.S. adults favor laws and policies that require trans athletes to compete on teams that match their sex assigned at birth.
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Most LGBTQ adults expect Trump’s policies to affect gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans people negatively
LGBTQ adults overwhelmingly favor policies that protect transgender individuals from discrimination in jobs, housing and public spaces.
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Pope Francis and public opinion: Key findings from our surveys
At least 80% of Catholics have expressed a favorable opinion of Pope Francis in 10 of the 15 U.S. surveys in which we have asked about the pope since 2013.
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5 facts about Americans’ views of government
The public has long been divided over the role of government, but on certain issues there is bipartisan agreement that government should play a major role.
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Women account for 28% of lawmakers in the 119th Congress – unchanged from the last Congress
As of the new Congress’ first day in session, a total of 150 senators and representatives were women.
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Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship draws more disapproval than approval
Overall, 56% of U.S. adults disapprove of Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship, while 43% approve.
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A look at homeschooling in the U.S.
Some 3.4% of K-12 students in the United States were homeschooled during the 2022-23 academic year.
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How Americans view Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg
Just over half of U.S. adults (54%) say they have an unfavorable view of Musk, and two-thirds of Americans have an unfavorable view of Zuckerberg.
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No consensus on who comes to mind when Americans are asked to name a news influencer
In an open-ended question, we asked U.S. adults who say they regularly get news from news influencers to name the first one who comes to mind for them.
