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New Pew-Knight data shows private messages and quiet engagement now matter more than public comments. That changes what news organizations should consider an engaged audience.
New Pew Research Center data shows sharply different voting preferences among White evangelicals, Black Protestants, Hispanic Catholics and religiously unaffiliated Americans. But even Trump's strongest religious supporters are less approving than they were at the beginning of his second term.
New Pew data shows six in 10 Americans now describe themselves as working class — including half of upper-income adults and college graduates. The label is becoming less about occupation and more about politics, status and how people understand their place in the economy.
New Pew and Federal Reserve data show credit cards now account for the largest share of U.S. payments. The shift is about more than convenience: it is changing how Americans experience spending, debt and financial pressure.
Four months after USCIS made it harder for immigrants already living in the United States to adjust to permanent residency, the policy is now facing a federal lawsuit — and the broader crackdown on legal immigration is spreading into the technology workforce.
Unpredictable scheduling turns employer flexibility into household uncertainty. The consequences reach beyond the next paycheck.
A dispute over employer sponsorship can interrupt workers’ plans long before a company feels the consequences.
The agency plans a standard five-day week beginning November 16. Workers may keep the same required hours while losing control over when they work.
Return-to-office rules change more than where employees sit. They change how much money and time a household needs to keep a job.
Digital coordination can consume the hours meant for concentrated work, pushing unfinished tasks into evenings and weekends.