Government

Nearly two-thirds of the federal judges President Joe Biden has appointed so far are women, and the same share are members of racial or ethnic minority groups.

Today, there are more than 18 million living veterans in the United States, representing about 6% of the country’s adult population.

Three-quarters of Americans are familiar with the length of a Supreme Court appointment.

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The Chinese government closely regulates religious activity – here are 10 things to know about their policies on religion.

16 states and the territory of American Samoa still observe the second Monday in October as an official public holiday exclusively called Columbus Day.

79% of Americans favor maximum age limits for elected officials in Washington, D.C. And 74% support such limits for Supreme Court justices.

Americans’ views of politics and elected officials are unrelentingly negative, with little hope of improvement on the horizon. 65% of Americans say they always or often feel exhausted when thinking about politics. By contrast, just 10% say they always or often feel hopeful about politics.

If Congress passes the Oct. 1 deadline without either a new set of spending bills or a continuing resolution, nonessential operations would be forced to shut down.

Despite the Chinese Communist Party's ban on religion, some 6% of party members formally identify with a religion.