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October 9, 2025, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Sam Dong and Craig Kafura, Charles Krupa / AP, Download Report (PDF), While majorities of Democrats and Independents support a path to citizenship for immigrants living and working in the United States illegally, only four in 10 Republicans agree...

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While many PFAS chemicals are unregulated worldwide, more countries are acting to limit them, since they have been found in soil, water, and even people’s bloodstreams.

The American public is increasingly skeptical of the US-China trade relationship, and narrow majorities support increased restrictions on both trade and technological exchanges.

With the death toll rising in Iran amid a crackdown on protests, US President Donald Trump is weighing a strike against the nation. Iran’s capacity to respond to such an action is far more limited than its leaders suggest.

Senior Fellow Roger Thurow details the true costs of malnutrition today and tomorrow.

US sanctions on Latin American countries have exacerbated the worsening economic and political conditions behind the current migrant surge.