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Mitt Romney undercut President Obama’s latest attempt to shore up support among young voters when he announced that he, too, supports an extension of student loan interest rates, which are set to do…

Yesterday was Earth Day – what better excuse to meditate on religious (and non-religious) Americans’ varying perspectives on environmental issues? After all, nearly 6-in-10 (59%) of Americ…

A national survey of 2,000+ millennials conducted with Georgetown University reveals the challenges Barack Obama and Mitt Romney face in reaching young voters.

The evolution debate has returned to Tennessee. Almost 90 years after the famous Scopes Trial, a Tennessee bill that encourages students to question evolution will become law. The bill will go into ef…

Since the controversial contraception mandate exploded into a front-page story earlier this year, female voters’ voting preferences have become the subject of much debate. But, as the Pew Research C…

Jewish values—particularly a commitment to justice and social equality—strongly inform political beliefs and behaviors, a large national survey finds.

If you haven’t already seen it, check out the 2012 Jewish Values Survey, a new national of survey 1,004 Jewish Americans – the first of its kind conducted by a non-Jewish research organiza…

  by Michela Corcorran, PRRI intern Atheists, agnostics, and secular humanists alike gathered on the National Mall last weekend to celebrate secular values, and protest the influence of religion…

This week, the Supreme Court will be the focus of intense scrutiny as oral arguments about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (or “Obamacare,” as even the Obama campaign now calls it…

According to a new Pew Research Center survey, 38% of Americans believe that there is too much expression of religious faith and prayer from political leaders, compared to 30% who say there has been…