💵 Many Americans can’t afford basic necessities

Weekly Roundup The latest findings from Pew Research Center · Subscribe ↗ A majority of Americans (60%) say they don’t have enough income for the kind of life they want. And one-in-five or more say they’ve had trouble paying for medical care, daily transportation, rent or mortgage, or food sometime in the past year. Several weeks out from the midterms, Democratic congressional candidates have a sizable advantage among Latino registered voters. And while not everyone who’s registered to vote will cast a ballot, Latinos who back Democrats are more engaged in this year’s election than they were leading up to the midterms of four years ago. The 119th Congress has enacted 121 laws since convening in January 2025, the second fewest of any Congress in the past four decades. Only the 118th Congress had enacted fewer laws (106) by this point in its two-year term. Nearly four-in-ten U.S. adults, including close to half of those under 30, say they are part of an online community. For some, these communities are deeply valuable, often connecting them with neighbors or people who share their interests. But about half of Americans question whether online relationships can be as meaningful as those formed in person. Ahead of the G20 leaders’ summit in Miami later this year, most Americans rate Australia, Canada, Japan, Italy and other member nations warmly. Sentiment is far colder toward China, Saudi Arabia and especially Russia. From our research