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Congressional Service Less of an Asset for White House Hopefuls

A declining share of the public sees service in Congress, rather than as a governor, as better preparation for the White House. And more now say long service in D.C. would do more to decrease than increase the chances of them supporting a candidate.

Student Debt Weighing on Economic Fortunes of Young Adults

Households headed by young adults owing student debt lag far behind their peers in terms of wealth accumulation and tend to carry larger amounts of other kinds of debt.

The Internet of Things Will Thrive by 2025

Experts predict the rise of embedded and wearable computing will enhance our health, productivity, safety and access to information. But it will also bring challenges to personal privacy, over-hyped expectations and tech complexity that boggles us.

EU Image May Be Rebounding, But Frustrations Remain

After a dramatic decline in the wake of the euro crisis, EU favorability is now on the rise. But publics across Europe overwhelmingly think that their voice is not heard in Brussels, and complain that the EU is out of touch, intrusive and inefficient.

Ukrainians Want to Remain One Country

A clear majority of Ukrainians agree that their country should remain a single, unified state. Only in Crimea do more than half voice support for the right to secede.

Religious Switching Among Hispanics

Use this interactive to see how many U.S. Latinos raised in each major religious group have remained and how many have switched to other affiliations (or no affiliation).

U.S. Hispanics: Religious, Social and Political Differences

A major new survey of U.S. Hispanics conducted by the Pew Research Center asked more than 5,000 respondents about their religious, social and political views. See how their responses compare to the U.S. general public.

The Shifting Religious Identity of U.S. Latinos

Most U.S. Hispanics continue to belong to the Roman Catholic Church. But the Catholic share of the Hispanic population is declining, while rising numbers of Hispanics are Protestant or unaffiliated with any religion.

Supreme Court Favorability Rebounds

Favorable views of the Supreme Court over time showing supreme court favorability are back above 50%, having rebounded from historic lows reached in the summer of 2013.