Short Reads

Social media activity by members of Congress changed in notable ways following the rioting at the Capitol by supporters of President Trump.

Women make up just over a quarter of all members of the 117th Congress – the highest percentage in U.S. history.

“Saddened, hurt, disgusted,” one woman in her 50s said. “Never thought I would see anything like this in my life.”

Democrats are far more willing to say the U.S. can learn from other countries on major policy issues than Republicans are.

79% of Americans think social media companies are doing an only fair to poor job when it comes to addressing online harassment or bullying.

Donald Trump leaves the White House having appointed nearly as many appeals court judges in four years as Barack Obama appointed in eight.

Black voters were more likely to say the 2020 election was administered very well both nationally and locally.

More than eight-in-ten U.S. adults say they get news from a smartphone, computer or tablet “often” or “sometimes.”

In studying voters' views of election fraud, we found these views varied by whether people got their news from the Trump campaign.

A third of U.S. adults say they changed their Thanksgiving plans “a great deal,” while roughly a quarter changed their plans “some.”