NEW from @pewresearch.org: "Before a single general-election vote has been tallied, 74 House members are already heading out the door – more than before any general election since 1992." www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
John Gramlich
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I'm an associate director at the Pew Research Center in Washington, DC. Follow us: @pewresearch.org. Learn more: https://www.pewresearch.org/
"U.S. consumers have collectively spent about $107 billion more on gasoline and diesel during the Iran conflict and disruptions from the Russia-Ukraine conflict than they would have had there been no war." (via @wsj.com)
Americans Have Spent $100 Billion More on Fuel During the Iran War
Higher gasoline and diesel prices have led many families to save less and curb spending elsewhere.
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NYT appears to have a decade-old Edsall column on its homepage this morning for some reason?
Most Americans think it's unacceptable for the owner of a news organization to stop it from publishing a story because it goes against the owner's business or political interests. Timely new data from @pewresearch.org survey about press freedom in the US: www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...
"The Trump administration paid federal employees $9.5 billion not to work during 2025, part of the president’s plan to reduce the size of the federal bureaucracy and government spending, according to a new estimate from a congressional watchdog." (via @nytimes.com)
Federal Employees Were Paid $9.5 Billion Not to Work in 2025 Under DOGE Effort
As part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s program to shrink the federal work force, paid administrative leave costs rose by 435 percent.
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26% of US adults think the First Amendment guarantees the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...
Democrats are more concerned than Republicans about restrictions on the freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of the press, and the right to vote. Republicans are more concerned than Democrats about restrictions on the right to bear arms. www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...
By a 60%-23% margin, Americans say the US government should be able to require a news outlet to take down a story if it poses a threat to national security. And by a 51%-33% margin, they say it should be able to do that if the story contains false info. www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2...
NEW from @pewresearch.org: "Most Americans see freedom of the press – protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution – as important to society. But their support for press freedom is far from absolute."
Americans Value Press Freedom but Differ on Its Limits
Many people in the U.S. say some press freedom restrictions are OK when weighed against concerns about false information or national security.
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78% of US adults say they're currently taking some kind of health supplement (vitamins, minerals, protein supplements, omega oils, etc.). www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
WELLS: “.. Over the last 3 months, active data center moratoriums rose 175% nationally, and we expect the momentum to continue, especially amid frontier labs voicing concerns around security.”
"27% of U.S. workers, a new high, worry that technology could soon make their jobs obsolete. This is up 7 percentage points from last year and roughly double the 13% recorded when Gallup first asked the question in 2017." news.gallup.com/poll/714368/...
"10% of adults today were born after 2001 and know about the attacks only through what they have learned from others. A majority of these young adults say they first learned about the attacks in class or through schoolwork (60%)." www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
83% of adults born before 2001 – including 93% of those who were 10 or older – say they recall exactly where they were or what they were doing when they heard about the attacks.
9/11 memories remain vivid in the U.S. 25 years later
While 9/11 remains vivid in most Americans’ memories, 10% of adults today were born after the attacks and learned about the day’s events from others.
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Change in eligible voters, by race and ethnicity, since the last midterms Hispanic voters: +5.25 million (+16%) Asian voters: +2.25 million (+20%) Black voters: +1.65 million (+6%) White voters: -2.60 million (-2%) www.pewresearch.org/race-and-eth...
Would you like to know the exact racial and ethnic breakdown of eligible voters in all 50 states plus DC ahead of the midterms? This chart (with downloadable raw data) has you covered. 🤓 www.pewresearch.org/race-and-eth...
NEW from @pewresearch.org: The changing racial and ethnic composition of the US electorate ahead of the 2026 midterms
The U.S. Electorate’s Changing Racial and Ethnic Makeup
The share of eligible voters who are White has declined since 2006, while the Hispanic and Asian shares have nearly doubled. The share of Black eligible voters has changed little over the same period.
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The federal government has asked about race since the first census in 1790: www.pewresearch.org/race-and-eth...
The New York Times@nytimes.com · last wk.The Trump administration on Wednesday proposed to no longer count immigrants without green cards in the 2030 census or ask about race and ethnicity, part of an overhaul that would redefine who counts as a U.S. resident in the eyes of the federal government.
"Americans' satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the U.S. has slipped to 32%, a new low in Gallup's 27-year trend and down 11 percentage points over the past two years. At the same time, dissatisfaction has risen to a record high of 67%." news.gallup.com/poll/714017/...
New @apstylebook.com guidance: "Lake Ontario has carried that name for more than 400 years. Refer to it by its original name. If it is relevant to the story, acknowledge and explain the name Trump has chosen."
The Washington Sun rises today. I hope you’ll join our orbit. The Sun aims to do nothing less than reinvent the newspaper for the digital age — and to prove that there is a market in the capital region for local news and sports coverage. washingtonsun.com/perspectives...
Dana Milbank: The Washington Sun Rises Today. I Hope You’ll Join Our Orbit.
My boss, Tim Grieve, posted a photo on X last week of a shipment of office chairs that had just arrived at the Arlington, Virginia, headquarters of our new publication, The Washington Sun. “It's fun t...
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During the Biden administration, as well as the first Trump administration, people in other countries tended to view the US favorably even if they didn't approve of its president. That's less and less the case today.
International views of the U.S. and its president are increasingly correlated
During Joe Biden’s presidency, as well as during Donald Trump’s first term, there was a much weaker relationship between views of the U.S. and confidence in its president.
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Labor Day: among the most widely celebrated public holidays in the world (though the vast majority of countries honor workers on May 1, not today) www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
"Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I." (via @nytimes.com)
Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I.
The attack by an aggressive “collective” of OpenAI agents shows the danger of artificial intelligence systems that organize themselves.
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"Two years after Kamala Harris’ unsuccessful run for president, a rising share of Americans say it’s unlikely a woman will be elected president in their lifetime." New from @pewresearch.org: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Today's failed constitutional amendment in the House – a proposal to set the number of Supreme Court justices at nine – joins more than 12,000 other failed amendments. The most recent successful amendment (the 27th) took nearly 200 years to ratify. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
New from @gallup.com: "Record-high 89% in U.S. say government corruption widespread; substantial majorities of Republicans, Democrats and independents agree"
Record-High 89% in U.S. Say Government Corruption Widespread
Perceptions of government corruption in the U.S. hit a record high in 2026, with broad agreement across partisan lines.
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Say they spend too much time on their smartphone 70% of adults under 30 64% of those 30-49 49% of those 50-64 25% of those 65+ www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
