Government

Survey Report Growing numbers of Americans express little or no confidence in Donald Trump to handle an international crisis, manage the executive branch effectively and work effectively with Congress. And today, just 34% approve of Trump’s overall job performance, while 59% disapprove. However, Trump’s job approval rating is higher than those of Republican and Democratic […]

In the week after the Oct. 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas, partisan differences were on full display in how elected officials responded on Facebook.

Americans are apprehensive about a future in which machines take on more of the work currently done by humans, and most are supportive of policies aimed at cushioning the economic impact of widespread automation, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

Taxpayers with incomes of $200,000 or more paid well over half (58.8%) of federal income taxes, though they accounted for only 4.5% of all returns filed (6.8% of all taxable returns). By contrast, taxpayers with incomes below $30,000 filed nearly 44% of all returns but paid just 1.4% of all federal income tax.

Today, more than 80 countries either have an official religion or favor one or more religious groups over others.

Islam is the most common state religion, but many governments give privileges to Christianity.

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.

God or the divine is mentioned at least once in each of the 50 state constitutions and nearly 200 times overall.