Pew Research CenterOctober 6, 2017
Taxpayers with incomes of $200,000 or more paid well over half (58.8%) of federal income taxes, though they accounted for only 4.5% of all returns filed (6.8% of all taxable returns). By contrast, taxpayers with incomes below $30,000 filed nearly 44% of all returns but paid just 1.4% of all federal income tax.
U.S. PoliticsAugust 29, 2017
This Congress has passed more substantive bills so far in its session than any since 2007 – though nearly a third of them were to undo Obama-era rules.
Pew Research CenterJuly 13, 2017
Special elections to the U.S. House of Representatives tend to be low-turnout events, historically speaking, and seldom result in seats switching from one party to another.
U.S. PoliticsJune 1, 2017
The president has been slow to nominate people to fill key posts, and most of those he has named have had to overcome the cloture hurdle before being confirmed.
U.S. PoliticsMay 26, 2017
Americans tend not to favor budget cuts when asked about specific areas being affected, including Medicaid.
U.S. PoliticsApril 18, 2017
About four-in-ten adults say they have heard “nothing at all” about the Freedom Caucus, a group of conservative Republican lawmakers in the House.
U.S. PoliticsApril 17, 2017
While the party retains its advantage over the Democrats on handling terrorism, it has lost ground on immigration and foreign policy, and 68% of the public sees the Republican Party as “mostly divided.”
U.S. PoliticsApril 4, 2017
From Social Security to national parks, a look at long-range trends in federal outlays relative to the U.S. economy
U.S. PoliticsMarch 23, 2017
Lower-income Republicans are somewhat more likely than higher-income Republicans to support the Affordable Care Act, and many say ensuring health care coverage for all is a government responsibility.
ReligionMarch 21, 2017
The vast majority of the nation’s federal lawmakers (91%) describe themselves as Christians, compared with 71% of U.S. adults who say the same.
