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The population crisis hiding in California's suburbs

A bar chart that ranks California cities with at least 50,000 residents by population decline from April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2025. Union City posts the steepest drop at 6.9%, followed by Pleasanton at 6.6% and San Leandro at 6.2%. Bellflower shows the smallest decline among the 10 cities at 5.7%.

Fastest population declines in California cities of 50k or more

Data: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates; Chart: Russell Contreras/Axios

AI is ushering in a new era of colonialism

Plan to overhaul grantmaking shakes researchers

AI stumbles on questions of faith

A bar chart that shows the percentage-point gap between Americans expecting religious advice and AI mentioning religion across eight topics. The gap ranges from 40 points for ethics to 46 for regret. Family and depression are 45, purpose 44, grief 43, and marriage and happiness 42.

Percentage-point gap between Americans expecting religion in advice and AI mentioning it

Data: Consortium for Evaluating Faith and Ethics in AI; Chart: Russell Contreras/Axios

Texas population boom, Latino backlash scramble 2026 Senate race

America's 10 fastest-shrinking cities

A bar chart that ranks the fastest-declining cities with populations of 20,000 or more from April 1, 2020, to July 1, 2025. Big Spring, Texas, fell 15.3%, the steepest drop. New Iberia, La., declined 7%, the smallest drop among the 10 cities. Mississippi has three cities listed.

Fastest-declining populations in cities of 20k or more 

Buyer's remorse hits Trump's Latino voters

A bar chart shows Latino registered voters’ 2026 House vote preference across national and battleground congressional district samples. Democrats lead in every group except Florida, where Republicans lead Latino voters 42% to 38%. Democrats’ strongest showing is in California battleground districts at 59%, followed by Southwest battleground districts at 58%.

Share of Latino voters who say they're backing each party in House races

Data: UnidosUS/BSP Research/Shaw & Company; Chart: Sara Wise/Axios

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