Politics & Policy

More than a year ahead of the 2014 congressional elections, Democrats have a six-point edge when it comes to which party voters would support in their districts.

Susannah Fox delivered a keynote address to a symposium hosted by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University.

The Pew Research Center survey on U.S. Jews included more than 500 Orthodox Jewish respondents. Here are eight facts about the Orthodox.

A majority of the public says members of Congress should base their vote on the wishes of their district over the interest of the country.

Survey Report The Tea Party is less popular than ever, with even many Republicans now viewing the movement negatively. Overall, nearly half of the public (49%) has an unfavorable opinion of the Tea Party, while 30% have a favorable opinion. The balance of opinion toward the Tea Party has turned more negative since June, when […]

A new study finds that mortality rates increase during upward cycles in the economy, and decrease during downward cycles.

The share of voters who say they don’t want to see their own representative re-elected is high as it’s been in two decades.

Survey Report With just two days to go before an Oct. 17 deadline to raise the nation’s debt limit, 51% of the public views a rise in the nation’s debt limit as “absolutely essential” in order to avoid an economic crisis, while 36% think the country can go past the deadline without major problems. Public […]

Second-generation immigrants are just “catching up” with the rest of us, a new study says.

Support for same-sex marriage has been growing in recent years, with half (50%) of Americans now in favor and 43% opposed.