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The most recent poll found that 52% of voters believe the U.S. is on the wrong track, compared to 48% saying that the U.S. is headed in the right direction. For the 2026 midterm elections, the poll ...

The same poll found that most disagreed with teachers leading a class in prayer (55%) and designating a mandatory religious hour that would be devoted to prayer or religious reading (60%). The results ...

Definition: Macroeconomics is the branch of economics that studies the behavior and performance of an economy as a whole. It focuses on the aggregate changes in the economy such as unemployment, ...