In this carnival atmosphere throbbed the omnipresent and not that because his father was Muslim, the son is forever Muslim — assuming, of course, that faith Islam is disqualifying. ..…

By the sex they were assigned at birth, Overall, roughly half of Americans say that whether someone is man or woman is determined, while 44% say someone can be man or woman even if that is different from the sex they were assigned at birth.. ..…

About quarter of U.S adults now say they think of themselves up 8 percentage points in five years, according to Pew Research Center survey conducted between April 25 and June 4 of this year. ..…

Alabama is two-thirds white and 27 percent Black, according to the Census, but six of its seven House members are white Republicans — the seventh is a Black woman and a Democrat — and its senators are white Republican men. ..…

By the tone and volume of political material they encounter on these platforms and view media as angry and comparison to other venues for discussing politics, substantial share of media users are worn out.. ..…

The number of minorities named to the federal courts has increased faster under Democratic presidents than Republican presidents. From 1945 to today – a period in which Republicans and Democrats have each occupied the White House for a total of 36 years – Democratic presidents..…

Indeed, Pew Research Center survey finds that despite the wariness toward Trump among many high-profile Christian leaders, evangelicals as whole are, if anything, even more strongly supportive of Trump than they were of Mitt Romney at similar point in the campaign. ..…

And Pew Research Center survey finds that being atheist remains one of the biggest liabilities that candidate can have half of American adults say they would be less likely to vote for hypothetical candidate. ..…

WASHINGTON -- When Democrats forced Senate into session this week to discuss whether President Bush twisted intelligence to justify Iraq war, it was more than one-time assault on Republican-controlled Congress.. ..…

If Judge Clarence Thomas is confirmed, all but one of the justices on the court will have been appointed by Republican presidents (only Byron R. White was appointed by a Democrat, John F. Kennedy; the eight others were appointed by Republicans Richard M. ..…

Democratic Party has often held edge over GOP recent years, and its advantage had narrowed following Republicans victory last fall. ..…

Matthew Cooper, er for Time magazine, said White House Karl Rove was the first person to tell him that the wife of former Joseph C. ..…

I would hope that I say this not to every African American of his age, except for every American--that you read The Autobiography of Malcolm X to see the transition that that man went through, from petty to person. ..…

Legacies of the War on Poverty is set of nine studies, edited by Martha Bailey and Sheldon Danziger, that assess the successes and failures of the diverse strategies that Johnson and his successors adopted to reduce poverty. ..…

Majorities of black Protestants and the religiously unaffiliated continue to identify with or lean toward Democratic Party, and say they would vote for Democratic in their district this fall. ..…

In the current survey, 68% of Millennials say they never doubt the existence of God, decline of 15 points since 2007. ..…

However, the GOP continues to hold a sizable advantage among white men who identify with a party (33% Republican compared with 20% who identify as Democrats). . ... In 2008, Democrats held a slight edge among white Catholics, while white mainline..…

Most white Southern Democrats backed George Wallace's segregationist presidential campaign of 1968, which received 8 million votes. . Richard Nixon's Republican administration deepened the split within Democratic ranks by attempting to block civil rights legislation, and white..…

DURING THE 1980s, that this was the realization of goal set by Black of the 1960s early 1970s.. ..…

McCain and Graham, by turning Rice into the scapegoat of Benghazi debacle, have allowed the president to bring her into the innermost ring of power, in role that requires no Senate confirmation.. ..…