White evangelicals among groups with slipping confidence in Trump’s handling of COVID-19
White evangelical Protestants are slightly less positive about the president’s response to the coronavirus pandemic now than in March.
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The state of the U.S. Postal Service in 8 charts
The last year the Postal Service recorded any profit was 2006, and its cumulative losses since then totaled $83.1 billion as of March 31.
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More Americans say Trump administration has helped evangelicals than other groups
President Trump has called himself a defender of religious liberty. But how do Americans see his administration’s effect on religious groups?
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On 75th anniversary of V-E Day, about 300,000 American WWII veterans are alive
World War II service members’ numbers have dwindled from around 939,000 veterans in 2015 to about 300,000 in 2020.
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Coronavirus downturn likely to add to high government debt in some countries
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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Most states have religious exemptions to COVID-19 social distancing rules
Only 10 states are preventing in-person religious gatherings in any form, according to our analysis of recent state-level regulations.
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Not all unemployed people get unemployment benefits; in some states, very few do
Despite some broad federal guidelines, claimants still face a hodgepodge of different state rules governing how they can qualify for benefits.
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Half of Americans say Bible should influence U.S. laws, including 28% who favor it over the will of the people
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.
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Public Holds Broadly Favorable Views of Many Federal Agencies, Including CDC and HHS
As the U.S. confronts the coronavirus outbreak, Americans continue to rate a wide range of federal agencies favorably, including two at the forefront of dealing with COVID-19.
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Tweets by members of Congress tell the story of an escalating COVID-19 crisis
More than half of all tweets sent by members of the U.S. Congress between March 11 and 21 were related to the coronavirus outbreak.
