From Immigration and Customs Enforcement to Greenland and government shutdowns, the barrage of daily headlines is never ending, as are the daily headaches for those who want to stay in the know.

Compounded by the TikTok-ification of technology, Americans are experiencing a profound shift in how they consume and process news – marked by an accelerating pace, mounting cognitive strain and eroding institutional trust. The modern news cycle is nothing new, but the ramifications for U.S. consumers have not yet been studied in full.

According to our latest research, nearly........

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