Federal Government

Seven-in-ten U.S. adults say it is it likely that their own phone calls and emails are being monitored by the government.

The number of active-duty U.S. military troops stationed overseas has dipped below 200,000 for the first time in at least 60 years.

In both legislative chambers, members’ ideology is a strong predictor of the number of people who follow them on Facebook.

John Kelly is the first chief of staff in more than four decades to come from the upper ranks of the military, and unlike most of his predecessors he has no prior work experience in the White House or campaign politics.

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. veterans, who broadly supported Donald Trump in the 2016 election, have remained positive about the job he is doing as president.

Survey Report As Congress faces an April 28 deadline to fund government operations, the public is now split in their general preferences on the size and scope of government: 48% say they would rather have a bigger government providing more services, while 45% prefer a smaller government providing fewer services. This marks the first time […]

Americans support protecting the environment, but there are deep partisan divides. And they give other issues, like the economy or terrorism, greater priority.

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.”