11/3/2020 -
As of Nov. 2, 2020, the FBI has conducted more background checks in 2020 than in any other year since 1998 when the agency began collecting data. The FBI reported 16.5 million background checks in the first 10 months of 2020, beating the prior record of 14.9 million checks in 2016, and up significantly from 2019 in which 12.3 million checks were performed.
11/2/2020 -
Explore our updated article, with new information such as the recent ban of corporal punishment in Japan.
10/30/2020 -
According to preliminary results, more than 65% of New Zealanders voted in favor of legalizing physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill adults. Official results will be announced on Nov. 6, 2020 and the law will take effect in Nov. 2021.
10/29/2020 -
Explore arguments for and against US drone strikes abroad in ProCon.org’s updated site.
10/26/2020 -
As the coronavirus reduced doping tests by almost 98%, athletes reported drug use on an anonymous survey: almost 10% using PEDs and 4% using marijuana.
10/22/2020 -
According to the most recent FEC filings, the four presidential campaigns covered by ProCon.org have raised almost $1.4 billion and spent just over $1.5 billion.
10/22/2020 -
PRRI recorded a 70% approval rating for legal same-sex marriage in Oct. 2020.
10/21/2020 -
In a new documentary by director Evgeny Afineevsky, “Francesco,” amid a conversation about pastoral outreach to LGBTQ+ people, Pope Francis stated, “What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered.”
10/19/2020 -
Lisa Montgomery is scheduled to be executed on Dec. 8, 2020, the first woman executed by the federal government since Dec. 18, 1953.
10/19/2020 -
The country already allows physician-assisted suicide for children younger than one, children over 12, and adults.
10/16/2020 -
Explore the debate about whether the US should maintain the embargo against Cuba with updated arguments and history, and new quotes
10/12/2020 -
Though Vermont legalized recreational marijuana in 2018, sales have not been allowed in the state. With the passage of the new bill, Vermont will create regulations to sell marijuana, allowing shops to open as soon as 2022.
10/12/2020 -
Biden and Jorgensen agree that Native American treaties should be honored. Trump and Hawkins are unclear.
10/5/2020 -
Find new and updated questions, quotes, and resources on renewable and nuclear energies as well as the fossil fuels they might replace.
10/5/2020 -
Explore whether the 2020 candidates believe American communities have a right to clean water.
