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Americans’ trust in local and national news organizations increases
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 President Donald Trump directed blame at Fox News for Republicans’ losses in the midterm elections on Tuesday, writing on Truth…
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Carousel: Facts about Catholicism in Latin America ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s November 2026 visit
Check out these slides exploring what Catholicism in Latin America looks like in 2026. You can also review how we did this or download the data and charts below.
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LGBTQ Americans Stand Out for Being Part of Online Communities, Finding Value in Them
LGBTQ adults are more likely to join online communities, though some also leave over people being harassed.
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Celebrating Diwali
Religion & Public Life A weekly digest of the Center’s latest research on religion and public life in the U.S. and around the world · Subscribe ↗ Media mentions The puzzling signs of religion among young adults Nov. 3 – Deseret News In the news Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeats…
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Are you part of an online community?
Pick a card that speaks to you and share it on your favorite social platform. Let’s get the conversation started! For more information, see the full report “Online Community and Connection in America.”
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Community and connection online
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 Think Social Media Is Bad for Democracy? The Rest of the World Is Starting to Agree PCMag Reddit, gaming and…
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Majorities in Both Parties Say Media Criticism Keeps Politicians in Check
Overall, 80% of Americans express this view, up from 75% in September 2025. Another 16% say such criticism keeps political leaders from doing their job.
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Americans’ Trust in Information From News Organizations Has Risen in the Past Year
Trust in national and local news has risen since last year across parties and age groups, while trust in social media is virtually unchanged.
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How Many People in the U.S. Are Middle Eastern or North African?
Estimates of the U.S. Middle Eastern or North African population range from 3.1 to 5.2 million in 2024, depending on how ancestry, race and language are counted.
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Young adults and religion in 2026
Weekly Roundup The latest findings from Pew Research Center · Subscribe ↗ From our research The number of states all but guaranteed to elect their first woman governor next week. They are Minnesota and Tennessee, where both major-party candidates are women.
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Gas Prices Are High Now, but for Many Americans They Were Even Higher in the Past
Gas prices have surged amid the Iran conflict, but adjusted for inflation and wages, 2008 was costlier.
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What is your civic personality?
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 Artificial intelligence is now integrated into not only chatbots but also major social media platforms and search engines. This is…
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On Facebook and Instagram, Political Ads Are Increasingly Critical of Data Centers
Political ads about data centers on Facebook and Instagram have turned increasingly critical, with 57% opposed and just 3% supportive ahead of the midterms.
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The 2026 Midterms Will Be Uniquely Difficult for Polls
Polls haven't gotten worse, but fake respondents, synthetic AI surveys and election unknowns make the 2026 midterms uniquely hard to poll.
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Methodology
The American Trends Panel survey methodology Overview Data in this report comes from Wave 195 of the American Trends Panel (ATP), Pew Research Center’s nationally representative panel of randomly selected U.S. adults. The survey was conducted from June 22 to 28, 2026. A total of…
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Americans Are Open to AI in Healthcare, but Want Humans Making Final Calls
Americans are generally open to AI handling administrative and medical tasks, but they largely don’t want AI operating without human oversight. About half (47%) say AI will make the relationship between patients and their doctors worse, compared with 10% who say it will make it…
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Acknowledgments
This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at pewresearch.org/science. Primary research team Eileen Yam, Director, Science and Society ResearchGalen Stocking, Associate Director, Science and…
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Why 2026 is an unusually tricky year for polls
Quarterly Update A message from Pew Research Center President Michael Dimock · Subscribe ↗ Why the 2026 midterms will be uniquely difficult for polls and their consumers Polls are again under scrutiny, with some rushing in to proclaim their demise. But it isn’t that polls have…
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17 States Haven’t Had a Woman Governor, and 15 Haven’t Had a Woman Senator
Today, women currently hold a record 27 of the Senate’s 100 seats, and women hold the office of governor in 14 of the 50 states.