Most Americans say federal government has primary responsibility for COVID-19 testing

About six-in-ten Americans say it is primarily the federal government’s responsibility to make sure there are enough COVID-19 tests in order to safely lift coronavirus-related restrictions, while 37% say that is mainly the responsibility of state governments. Partisans differ sharply over which level of government bears this responsibility.

• 44% of Americans say they talk about the outbreak most or almost all of the time
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Majority of Americans who lost a job or wages due to COVID-19 are concerned that states will reopen too quickly

Most Americans – including 68% of those who have lost their jobs or taken a pay cut due to the coronavirus outbreak – are concerned that state governments will lift restrictions too quickly. And those who have experienced job or wage loss are more likely than those who haven’t to say their area should have more restrictions than it does now.

• Americans remain concerned that states will lift restrictions too quickly, but partisan differences widen

In Taiwan, views of mainland China are mostly negative

By nearly two-to-one, people in Taiwan rate the U.S. more favorably than mainland China. There is widespread support for increased economic and political ties with Washington; enthusiasm for similar relations with mainland China is much more muted. But among those who identify as Chinese and Taiwanese, majorities have favorable views of both the U.S. and mainland China.

• U.S. views of China increasingly negative amid coronavirus outbreak

On the cusp of adulthood and facing an uncertain future: What we know about Gen Z so far

Born after 1996, the oldest Gen Zers will turn 23 this year. They are racially and ethnically diverse, progressive and pro-government, and more than 20 million will be eligible to vote in November. Members of Gen Z are also on track to be the most well-educated generation yet.

The state of the U.S. Postal Service in 8 charts

The U.S. Postal Service has not recorded a profit since 2006, and its cumulative losses since then total tens of billions of dollars. Compounding its debt problems has been a lack of revenue growth. Efforts to shrink the Postal Service payroll would likely affect racial and ethnic minorities, women and veterans more than others.

• Public holds broadly favorable views of many federal agencies, including Postal Service

White evangelicals among groups with slipping confidence in Trump’s handling of COVID-19

White evangelical Protestants are President Donald Trump’s most supportive religious constituency, but they are slightly less positive about his response to the coronavirus pandemic now than in March. Confidence has declined among most other U.S. religious groups as well.

• More Americans say Trump administration has helped evangelicals than other groups

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