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Democrats are far more likely than Republicans to say prosecuting those who broke in on Jan. 6 is very important and that penalties for them will likely be less severe than they should be.

A majority of Republicans say the GOP should not be accepting of Republican officials who openly criticize Donald Trump.

The public is sharply divided by party, even as most support international cooperation and large majorities say it is important that the U.S. is respected around the world.

The number of federal prisoners sentenced to more than a year behind bars decreased by 5% between 2017 and the end of 2019.

Half of all U.S. adults think evangelical Christians will lose influence in Washington under President Joe Biden’s new administration.

More Americans also say evangelical Christians, business corporations and the military will lose than gain influence in Washington.

Donald Trump's four-year tenure in the White House revealed extraordinary fissures in American society but left little doubt that he is a figure unlike any other in the nation’s history.

Americans are more likely to support than oppose banning Donald Trump's social media accounts, but views are divided along political lines.

Only two other presidents since 1900 – George W. and George H.W. Bush – granted fewer acts of clemency than Trump.

Kamala Harris’ election represented an advance in the progress Black Americans have made in recent decades in political leadership.