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Black, Latino Dems feud over 2028 primary calendar

EEOC votes to stop collecting race and sex data on U.S. workers

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The rise of whites-only "heritage communities"

Trump's deportation push is rewiring U.S. policing, ACLU report says

Trump deportation push rewires U.S. policing, ACLU says

The new push to transform America's racist landmarks

Survey: Latino voters' divide now cuts through identity

A bar chart showing how U.S. Hispanic adults describe themselves based on a survey of 4,923 adults from October 6 to 16, 2025. The categories include "American," "Country of origin or heritage," "Country of origin + American," "Hispanic, Latino," and "Hispanic + American." Among all Hispanic adults, 18% identify as “American”, compared to 43% of Trump voters and 22% of Harris voters.

How U.S. Hispanic adults describe themselves

Data: Pew Research Center; Chart: Danielle Alberti/Axios

The hidden costs of low-tax states

A set of area charts showing the share of state tax revenue by source between 1950 and 2025, by state. Nationally, the share of state tax revenue from sales tax has fallen from 57% in 1950 to 45% in 2025, while the share from income tax has rise from 16% to 44% over the same period. Many blue states have a plurality of their tax income from income taxes while many red states skew toward sales tax.

Axios Visuals: 2026-06-18-state-taxes

Data: U.S. Census; Note: Income tax includes individual and corporate taxes; Data for Hawai'i and Alaska starts in 1955 and 1957, respectively; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visual

America's missing middle: The shrinking 45-64 population

A bar chart that shows U.S. population change by age group from 2020 to 2025. Adults 65 and older grew the most, up 16.2%. Ages 25 to 44 rose 5.7% and ages 18 to 24 increased 3.2%. Under 18 fell 2.4%, while ages 45 to 64 declined 3.2%.

Change in U.S. population by age group, 2020-2025

Data: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population estimates; Chart: Russell Contreras/Axios

Trump's July 4 sparks counter-250 events

Supreme Court ruling sets up next trans sports fight

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