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Republicans now hold a narrow majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. Here's a look at their views on key issues and the GOP's future.

Prominent accounts on Twitter are more likely than those on alternative social media sites to link to print publications, TV and wire services.

Thirteen voting members of the 118th Congress identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual – the highest number of openly LGB members in history.

A quarter of voting members of the U.S. Congress identify their race or ethnicity as something other than non-Hispanic White.

Around two-thirds of Black Democrats (66%) say that whether someone is a man or woman is determined by their sex at birth.

Women make up 28% of all members of the 118th Congress, a considerable increase from where things stood even a decade ago.

More Americans say their country’s influence in the world has been getting weaker rather than stronger in recent years (47% vs. 19%).

Here are key facts about the alternative social media service Rumble, an online video-sharing platform founded in 2013.

Over the span of the pandemic, rising housing costs have hit renters hard - and prices have continued to soar over the past year.

The number of international migrants grew to 281 million in 2020; 3.6% of the world’s people lived outside their country of birth that year.