Federal Government

More than one-in-five voting members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate are racial or ethnic minorities.

While the 115th Congress was more legislatively active than its recent predecessors, the proportion of substantive to ceremonial legislation was much the same.

No matter who they blamed for previous government shutdowns or how much they felt personally affected by them, most Americans have had negative opinions about them.

Overall, 43% of Americans say withdrawing American troops from Syria would be the right decision, while 45% say it would not.

As Trump and Democrats press their cases about ways to end the government shutdown, here’s a look at how Americans see illegal immigration.

Partisan divide on whether shutdown is ‘very serious’ problem

Many federal workers live and work far from D.C., with substantial numbers in districts scattered across the country – and represented by both Democratic and GOP members of Congress.

The government shutdown has squeezed the daily flood of data from federal agencies down to a trickle. Take a look at what data are and are not available.

The new Congress is slightly more religiously diverse than its predecessor, but it remains overwhelmingly Christian.

The 2018 midterm elections significantly boosted the number of Millennials and Generation Xers in the lower chamber.