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Americans who recently protested are more likely to live in an urban area and to identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party.

As demonstrations continue across the country to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man killed while in Minneapolis police custody, Americans see the protests  both as a reaction to Floyd’s death and an expression of frustration over longstanding issues.

The drop in employment in three months of the COVID-19 recession is more than double the drop effected by the Great Recession over two years.

In April, 78% of Americans overall – but 56% of black Americans – said they had confidence in police officers to act in the public's best interests.

Black adults are about five times as likely as whites to say they’ve been unfairly stopped by police because of their race or ethnicity.

World War II service members’ numbers have dwindled from around 939,000 veterans in 2015 to about 300,000 in 2020.

From distractions to jealousy, how Americans navigate cellphones and social media in their romantic relationships.

Distress levels changed little overall from March to April, but this concealed considerable change at the individual level over this period.

Some Americans – particularly those who are younger or college educated – are finding virtual ways to connect, shop and be active.

Americans with lower incomes are particularly likely to have concerns related to the digital divide and the digital “homework gap.”