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Weekly Roundup The latest findings from Pew Research Center ·Subscribe↗ From our research The number of democracies with a constitution that is harder to amend than the U.S. founding document.

The Briefing ☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: ???? Featured story New reporting from The New York Times on the spread of information about the cyclospora outbreak is shedding light on how competing narratives and conspiracy theories can take off […]

Half of Americans currently hold an unfavorable opinion of the Supreme Court, while roughly as many view the court favorably.

Internet, Science & Tech A monthly digest of the Center’s latest research on how the internet, science and technology are impacting society ·Subscribe ↗ Media mentions More than half of Americans support banning social media for youth: Survey The Hill 56% of U.S. adults would support a social media ban for teens CNET Full school […]

In this post, we’ll share our current guidelines for the internal use of artificial intelligence and potential areas of experimentation.

How precise are polls...really? Courtney Kennedylet’sus in on a little secret: even the best pollsters need some wiggle room when sharing results. This “wiggle room” (also known as the margin of error) is the range within the true answerlikely falls.

Three-quarters of U.S. adults support in-class school cellphone bans, and for the first time, more now support than oppose all-day bans for middle and high schoolers.

Most Americans support term limits, campaign spending caps, and Electoral College reform, but achieving these changes likely would require amending one of the world's hardest constitutions to change.

Canadians and Mexicans also now view Chinese President Xi Jinping more positively than Trump, even as relatively few people in both countries have confidence in the two leaders.

Media Research Center (Original) MRC Original: If there’s one thing that stands out whenever Abdul El-Sayed is pressed about his radical positions, it’s his smile. His nearly perfect teeth, neatly trimmed beard and laid-back black hair rarely seem out of place, no matter how hard-hitting the question.As it turns out, El-Sayed has plenty to smile about: he is leading in the polls for the Democratic Party primary for a Senate seat in…

The Briefing ☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: ???? Featured story A federal judge this week placed a temporary restraining order on Paramount’s purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery after 12 states filed alawsuit alleging that the deal violates antitrust law.If […]

Most Americans see China as more advanced than the U.S. in AI development, while 43% say U.S. leadership in AI is extremely or very important.

Americans are now almost evenly split over which party they most agree with on economic policies: 37% say the Democrats, while 36% say the GOP.

6 in 10 now say Trump’s economic policies have made the economy worse Americans remain in a sour mood about the economy – roughly a quarter (24%) rate economic conditions in the country today as excellent or good, while 41% say they are “only fair” and 35% describe them as poor. Positive ratings are slightly […]

This is part of a larger report on Americans and the 2026 midterm elections. Several months ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, Democrats hold a 6 percentage point edge over Republicans among registered voters on the generic ballot for Congress (43% vs. 37%). Two-in-ten voters say they are not sure (14%) or support another candidate […]

This is part of a larger report on Americans and the 2026 midterm elections. With congressional primaries already underway and the midterm elections coming up this fall, voters in both partisan coalitions are fairly split over whether they are looking for candidates who prioritize seeking common ground with the opposing party or for candidates who […]

The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 196 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from July 6 to July 12, 2026. A total of 3,554 panelists responded out of 4,173 who were sampled, […]

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals: Research team Jocelyn Kiley, Director, Political ResearchSteven Shepard, Associate Director, Political ResearchHannah Hartig, Senior ResearcherBaxter Oliphant, Senior ResearcherGabe Borelli, Research AssociateAndrew Daniller, Research AssociateAndy Cerda, Research Analyst Shanay Gracia, Research AnalystTed Van Green, Research Analyst Communications and editorial Nida […]

The groups in Pew Research Center’s political typology – which goes beyond political party to place Americans into groups based on their political values and attitudes – vary a great deal in how much attention they are paying to the midterm elections, what their early voting preferences are, and how their views of Donald Trump […]

The Briefing ☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: ???? Featured story A federal judge this week placed a temporary restraining order on Paramount’s purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery after 12 states filed alawsuit alleging that the deal violates antitrust law.If […]

Before the originally scheduled 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner was postponed after a failed assassination attempt against President Trump, there was opposition from liberal circles that the usual tradition of having a comedian perform was being replaced by mentalist Oz Pearlman. With the dinner being rescheduled for Friday, NewsBusters decided to investigate why these liberal critics were upset and found a noteworthy discrepancy in the WHCD’s comedy routines when a Republican is…

The typical Polymarket user placed a total of 46 trades across 10 active trading days during our study period.

In 16 middle-income countries surveyed, many people are unsure how U.S. humanitarian aid cuts will affect them, though those with opinions lean negative.

U.S. foreign aid fell to its lowest inflation-adjusted level in over two decades in fiscal 2025, dropping to $47.3 billion — more than $24 billion less than the prior year.

Fossil fuels still dominate global electricity, but wind and solar are surging. In 2025, renewables outpaced coal worldwide for the first time, supplying 34% of electricity.

Most Americans say it’s harder for young adults to find a job, buy a house, pay for college and save for their future than it was for their parents' generation.

Google News propped up stories from Qatari-tied media outlet Al Jazeera in what has become a bit of a trend for the news aggregator. MRC Graphic The Media Research Center collected data that shows Google News promoted Al Jazeera stories 125% more from May to June. The increase in promotion on the tech giant’s pages correlated with Al Jazeera’s noticeable 6% jump in traffic from May to June when many of the most visited U.S. media…

The Briefing ☀️ Happy Thursday! The Briefing is your guide to the world of news and information. Sign up here! In today’s email: ???? Featured story German regulators said this week that the country’s media laws apply to content generated by artificial intelligence after a court ruled last month that Google is liable for inaccurate […]