Switzerland is to hold a landmark vote on a right-wing party’s proposal to restrict the nation’s population to 10 million, amid divisions over immigration. The proposal, put forward by the country’s ...

It’s hard to predict how the flurry of mid-decade political redistricting will affect the House partisan balance this election year. The betting now is that it might yield Republicans a one- or ...

New Mexico was one of four states in the country to report a population decline in 2025, due in part to lower levels of immigration, per data from the U.S. Census Bureau. For the last five years, ...

Washington state crossed a population milestone in the latest Census Bureau estimates: As of July 1, 2025, the state had 8 million residents for the first time. The population estimate, to be precise, ...

Washington state’s population appears to have increased by 73,000, clearing 8 million people for the first time in 2025, even as population growth slowed in the Pacific Northwest. Meanwhile, Oregon ...

New Jersey was the fastest growing state in the Northeast and one of the fastest in the nation last year, new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows. The state added 41,861 residents between ...

The U.S. Census Bureau found that a “historic” decline in international migration has contributed greatly to slower population growth in the U.S., according to new data released Tuesday. Census data ...

Oregon’s population grew at one of the slowest rates in the country last year, according to new estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Beaver State has been trudging along for population ...

Michigan’s population grew by about 28,000 people from July 2024 to July 2025, according to census bureau estimates released this week. That growth hinged mostly on international immigration, though ...

New census estimates show the effects of falling birthrates and President Trump’s anti-immigration policies. As his term continues, immigration is expected to drop even further. By Jeff Adelson and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...