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Though Biden is 80 years old, most global leaders are in their 50s and 60s, and the median age of current national leaders is 62.

With Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential bid now officially underway, here are key facts about Truth Social and its users.

Donald Trump’s decision to seek the White House again puts him among a small group of ex-presidents who have then run for elective office.

Six-in-ten Republicans say they feel warmly toward Donald Trump, an October survey found. This is down modestly since last summer (67%).

Around four-in-ten Black adults in the United States (39%) say Black Lives Matter has done the most to help Black people in recent years.

Joe Biden’s federal judicial appointees so far include a record number of women and racial and ethnic minorities.

When Congress convened in 2021, 72% of House members and 65% of senators were new since the start of the 111th Congress in 2009.

Americans remain deeply divided about the events of Jan. 6, 2021, and the ongoing congressional investigation into what happened.

Among U.S. adults overall, 35% say Obama has done the best job over the past 40 years, followed by Reagan (23%), Trump (17%) and Clinton (12%).

As 2021 draws to a close, here are some of Pew Research Center’s most striking research findings from the past year.