Private investors are the biggest holders of national debt – $24.4 trillion as of March 2025 – followed by federal trust funds and retirement programs.

The bond market not only determines how much interest the government must pay to borrow money; it also influences how much interest ordinary Americans will pay on car loans, mortgages and credit card ...

LGBTQ U.S. adults under 50 who have never married say they want to get married someday, and 63% of non-LGBTQ adults in this age range say the same.

A federal judge this week struck down a California law that restricted AI-generated video content, also known as deepfakes, related to elections. Elon Musk and X were part of the challenge to the law, ...

Today, half of U.S. adults say these types of company statements are very or somewhat important. The other half say they are ...

The amount each UN member must pay varies. In 2025, the U.S. was responsible for 22% of the UN’s regular budget and 26.2% of ...

Eight-in-ten U.S. adults say Republican and Democratic voters not only disagree on plans and policies, but also cannot agree ...

Countries that lost their Christian majorities all saw growing percentages of religiously unaffiliated people.

After peaking in 2004, the annual number of international adoptions to the United States has fallen by 94% as of 2023.

About a third of Canadians (34%) have a favorable opinion of the United States today. This is down 20 percentage points since last year.

Featured story President Donald Trump is suing The Wall Street Journal and its owners, including Rupert Murdoch, for $10 ...

Historically, most public opinion polls did not weight on past (recalled) vote, and experts have highlighted the challenges ...