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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks during a bilateral meeting with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 23, 2025 in New York City. World leaders convened for the 80th Session of UNGA, with this year’s theme for the annual global meeting being “Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights.” (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
A now hiring sign is displayed as job seekers fill out applications for employment at a United States Postal Service (USPS) job fair hiring automotive technicians and motor vehicle operators at the Los Angeles Processing and Distribution Center in Los Angeles, California on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) hands over a letter to US President Donald Trump as they meets at the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2025.
JULY 28: Palestinians inspect the rubble of the destroyed house following an Israeli airstrike on the Mawasi neighborhood, at a home belonging to the Nufel family in western Khan Yunis, Gaza
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JULY 30: Relatives of the Palestinians, killed in Israeli attack while receiving aid in Rafah, mourn as the bodies are brought to Nasser Hospital for funeral procedures in Khan Yunis, Gaza on July 30, 2025.
A Palestinian mother comforts her emaciated 1.5-year-old son, Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub al-Matouq, in a hospital room at Patient's Friends Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza on July 29, 2025
Donald Trump at podium
Mahmoud Khalil reading at a podium, wearing a shirt that says "Lift the siege on Gaza"
Mahmoud Khalil at a microphone
Emil Bove (left) and Donald Trump (right) in court.
Chuck Schumer at a press conference outside of the U.S. Capitol building in front of a sign that says "GOP can't silence Americans"
Russian President Vladimir Putin leans over to listen to his administration's Deputy Head Maxim Oreshkin
Trump speaks at a podium
An arrow chart illustrating the change in global sentiment toward select American brands before and after Trump's inauguration. The chart shows decreased sentiment for brands like Tesla, Inc. (-23%), Chevron (-33%), and FedEx (-37%). Brands like OpenAI (+6%) and Amazon (+32%) experienced improved sentiment.
A choropleth map of the United States showing the share of seniors who live at least 46.6 miles round-trip from the nearest Social Security Field Office. Rates are especially high in the Midwest and Great Plains states, with Montana (40%), South Dakota (45%), North Dakota (49%) and Wyoming (65%) topping the list.
A line chart displaying the year-over-year change in passengers passing through U.S. customs at the 10 busiest airports from January 4 to March 28, 2025. In March, a notable trend appeared: more U.S. citizens arrived compared to the prior year (+13.9%) while fewer foreign nationals did (-18.4%).
Quarterly platform trends
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Axios report on "Inside MAGA Media," featuring a chair with a "Make America Great Again" hat, a microphone and details about the briefing membership from Jim Vandehei, Mike Allen and Tal Axelrod.
A bar chart depicting U.S. air carrier fatalities and serious injuries from 2000 to 2025. The brown bars represent fatalities, peaking at more than 500 in 2001, coinciding with 9/11. The most recent high-fatality events include 49 dead in 2009 and 67 presumed dead in the 2025 collision in Washington, D.C.
A line chart showing the share of fourth and eighth-grade students below NAEP Basic reading levels from 2002 to 2024. In 2024, 40% of fourth graders and 33% of eighth graders were below basic level.
A line chart showing executive orders issued in the first 100 days in office for presidents between Truman and Trump. So far, in his 9th day in office, Trump has issued 38 executive orders, well ahead of any other president at that point. Overall, Truman issued 54 executive orders in his first 100 days in office, the most of any president. Biden is in second at 42, Trump's second term is in third, and Trump's first term is fourth, at 33.
A map of the United States highlighting states suing to stop Trump's birthright citizenship order as of January 22, 2025. States are marked in orange, with notable clusters in the Northeast and along the West Coast. Most of the country remains uncolored in gray, indicating no lawsuits.
A choropleth map of the U.S. showing which states have some form of school cell phone ban or restriction as of December 13, 2024. Ten states have a policy recommendation or pilot program in place; eight have a ban or restriction; legislation has been introduced in 11.
Stacked bar chart showing the share of people who say they rate the honesty and ethics of a profession highly or very highly. The professions viewed most highly were nurses, grade-school teachers, military officers, pharmacists and doctors. TV reporters, members of Congress and lobbyists were viewed most negatively.
A playground burns in a residential neighborhood during the Eaton Fire in California on Jan. 7, 2025. Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images
A ridge plot showing weekly Google Trends search interest for various news topics from January 1 to December 15, 2024. Each line represents search interest indexed to a maximum of 100. Some terms, like "Alexei Navalny," "Crowdstrike," and "Mike Tyson," had distinct peaks, while others, such as "Diddy," "Donald Trump," and "Elon Musk," showed recurring interest. Topics like "Israel" and "Gaza" maintained consistently high interest throughout the year.
A chart shows the share of 12th graders who say they've used alcohol and marijuana in the past year from 1980 to 2024. The chart shows a decline in alcohol use from about 85% in the 1980s to approximately 50% in 2024. Marijuana use fluctuates around 50% but also shows a decline in recent years.
A bar chart that illustrates the percentage of U.S. adults supporting military camps for undocumented immigrants. Among 5,772 surveyed voters, 46% of Republicans, 26% of all voters, 19% of Independents, and only 8% of Democrats favor this measure, highlighting significant partisan divides in opinion.
A U.S. map showing the states that will raise the minimum wage in 2025. The 21 states are Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia and Washington. Oregon and Florida will raise their minimum wage later in 2025.
Column chart showing the number of bills enacted by congressional session since the 101st Congress in 1989. The most enacted bills in a full session was the 106th Congress in 1999 with 550 bills. The most enacted bills in the first year of a session was the 108th Congress in 2003 with 180 bills. The 118th Congress has 153 bills overall with 29 enacted in its first year.
A bar chart that illustrates the beliefs of 1,001 U.S. adults regarding factors contributing to Brian Thompson's death. Seventy-eight percent attribute it to the individual who committed the killing, while 69% cite health insurance coverage denials. Sixty-seven percent point to profits made by insurers, and 53% mention wealth inequality.
A range plot showing the share of U.S. adults in a December 2024 survey who say they approve of groups speaking up about political issues. Overall, 24% of adults approve of celebrities speaking out politically, 26% for pro athletes, 25% for large companies, and 43% for small businesses. The results show large gaps by political party, with just 11% of Republicans approving of celebrities speaking out compared with nearly 40% of Democrats. Both parties had the most agreement around small businesses.
A line chart that illustrates the majority party's margins in the Senate and House from the 88th to the 119th Congress. The Senate margin peaked at 36 in 1965, while the House reached 155 in the same year. Notably, both chambers show declining margins in recent years, with the House at 4 and the Senate at 6 in 2025.
A bar chart that illustrates the percentage of registered voters who find the UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing "acceptable" or "somewhat acceptable" by age group. The highest acceptance is among 18-29 years at 40.9%, while only 8.1% of those aged 50-59 agree, indicating a significant age-related disparity in opinions.
A choropleth map of the U.S. showing the difference in childhood flu vaccination rates in the 2024-25 season compared to the same period in 2023-24, as of 11/30/24. Iowa has the biggest gain at +6.5 percentage points, while Idaho has the biggest drop at -18.8pp. The national change is -7.1pp.