Pew Research Center

The actions announced Thursday are complicated and will lead to many changes in immigration policy. Here we try to explain it plainly.

Noelle Johnson has about $20,000 in student loans and is still working on her degree. Without the higher earnings a B.A. can bring, even a modest student debt load can pose a big challenge.

The balance of power in the House and Senate could be upended with Tuesday's vote. We break down some of the key themes and offer a few predictions.

The city is the latest to honor Native Americans instead of Christopher Columbus. But not everyone is happy about the change.

Young people showed major interest in voting in 2004 and 2008. Since then, their numbers have fallen off as the political system has become gridlocked.