Drew DeSilver

Response to the pandemic has pushed the federal budget higher than it's been in decades, but Americans are slightly less concerned about the deficit than in recent years.

Black adults are about five times as likely as whites to say they’ve been unfairly stopped by police because of their race or ethnicity.

The last year the Postal Service recorded any profit was 2006, and its cumulative losses since then totaled $83.1 billion as of March 31.

Despite some broad federal guidelines, claimants still face a hodgepodge of different state rules governing how they can qualify for benefits.

COVID-19 may yet do what years of advocacy have failed to: Make telework a benefit available to more than a relative handful of U.S. workers.

24% of civilian workers in the United States, or roughly 33.6 million people, do not have access to paid sick leave.

While clearly significant, this year’s Super Tuesday on March 3 is by no means the “super-est” – or the earliest – one the Democratic Party has ever had.

Monica Anderson, associate director of internet and technology research, speaks about our latest report on the world of online dating.

After months of campaigning, debating, polling and fundraising, Democratic presidential candidates face their first real-world test Feb. 3.

So far, 28 representatives have announced they’re retiring; four other Republicans and three Democrats are running for other offices instead.