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Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance infamously said in 2021 that the Democratic Party is run by “a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices they’ve made” – and do not have a “direct stake” in the future of the United States.

American Jews will commemorate in different ways – reflecting the deep community divisions since the attacks

Inflation dragged down US president’s approval rates long before poor debate performance focused attention on fitness.

Immigrants make up nearly 16% of Philadelphia’s population of 1.6 million, according to a 2024 report from Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew reports this marks the largest percentage since the 1940s, and above the national percentage of 13.9%.

Thailand holds most positive views of China, followed by Nigeria, Kenya and Tunisia, Pew survey shows.

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Most Black Americans say that they’ve experienced racial discrimination regularly or from time to time and that such experiences inform how they view major U.S. institutions like policing, the political system and the media

These beliefs highlight profound distrust in U.S. institutions stemming from generations of trauma.

Recent studies diverge on the extent to which public opinion backs policies that would deregulate housing construction. YIMBYs would do well to learn from both.