Politics & Policy

Just 13 UN member countries are currently led by women; in 9 of those 13, the current leader is the country’s first woman head of government.

Though Biden is 80 years old, most global leaders are in their 50s and 60s, and the median age of current national leaders is 62.

Twenty years ago this month, the U.S. launched a major invasion of Iraq. President George W. Bush and his administration at first drew broad public support for the use of military force. Yet the campaign soon left Americans deeply divided, and by 2019, 62% said the Iraq War was not worth fighting.

Nearly 107.7 million valid votes were cast in the 2022 House elections, representing about 45.1% of the estimated voting-eligible population.

At least 81 voting members of Congress (15%) are foreign born or have at least one parent who was born in another country.

Attitudes toward Russia and Vladimir Putin turned much more negative, while opinions of NATO grew more positive.

Overall, 57 Black women – among a total of 106 women of color – have ever been elected to the national legislature.

A slim majority of Americans say there is a lot or some common ground between the foreign policy positions of Republicans and Democrats in Washington.

As concern about federal spending rises among both Democrats and Republicans, here's a primer on the national debt of the United States.

The 118th Congress achieved a variety of demographic milestones when its members took office, though it still remains out of step with the U.S. population.