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July 28, 2025

44% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-four percent (44%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending July 26, 2025.

 

 

 

July 26, 2025

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 26, 2025

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

July 25, 2025

Are Ex-Presidents a Help or Hindrance? By Michael Barone

For a generation, Americans have had a historically large number of ex-presidents around, a possible source of counsel from one of only 45 people who have exercised the broad powers conferred by Article II of the Constitution.

July 25, 2025

‘RussiaGate’: Only 28% Expect Prosecutions in Intelligence Scandal

Most voters think the accusations surrounding “RussiaGate” are a serious scandal, but few expect criminal prosecution of the Obama administration officials involved.

July 24, 2025

36% Now Expect Rising Stock Market

Expectations of higher stock prices have cooled somewhat since the first month of President Donald Trump’s second term.

July 24, 2025

81% Suspect Campaigns Used Illegal Foreign Donors

Voters overwhelmingly favor cracking down on illegal campaign contributions from foreigners.

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July 24, 2025

As Redistricting War Looms, Republicans Have More Plausible Gerrymandering Targets than Democrats By Kyle Kondik

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— President Trump pushing Texas Republicans to squeeze more seats out of the Lone Star State has led to the possibility of other states on both sides trying to draw new maps.

— California stands out as a state where Democrats could potentially get several extra seats through a gerrymander, but their path toward doing so is much more complicated than the Republican path in Texas.

— Looking across the entire country, Republicans appear to have easier opportunities for drawing new gerrymanders than Democrats. Ohio was already set to likely produce a better map for Republicans, and there are other options too.

— In states where Democrats control the state government and might want to draw themselves additional seats, there are often roadblocks that don’t exist in Republican-leaning states.

July 23, 2025

War on Capitalism By John Stossel

Capitalism gets a lot of hate.
I expect it from the left. They blame free markets for racism, "horrifying inequality" and even, according to Economist Joseph Stiglitz, "accelerating climate change."

July 23, 2025

Pam Bondi: 38% Rate AG ‘Poor’ on Epstein Case

While many voters are dissatisfied with Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, it hasn’t done much damage to her overall approval.

July 23, 2025

The End of Immortality in Washington By Stephen Moore

Over the last several decades, you could count on your fingers (and maybe a few toes) the number of government programs that have been canceled -- no matter how obsolete, inefficient or wasteful they were, and despite the fact that, in some rare cases, their missions were accomplished.

July 22, 2025

86% Exercise at Least Once a Week

Americans continue to view exercise as important, and the vast majority say they work out regularly.

July 22, 2025

Democrats Expand Lead in 2026 Congressional Forecast

The next midterm elections are still more than a year away, but the Democratic Party has widened its lead over Republicans in the battle to control the House of Representatives in November 2026.

July 22, 2025

Democrats Expand Lead in 2026 Congressional Forecast

The next midterm elections are still more than a year away, but the Democratic Party has widened its lead over Republicans in the battle to control the House of Representatives in November 2026.

July 22, 2025

Whose Politics Canceled Stephen Colbert? By Daniel McCarthy

Stephen Colbert is at the center of a conspiracy theory.

July 21, 2025

45% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-five percent (45%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending July 17, 2025.

 

 

July 21, 2025

GOP Voters Love Trump’s Economy; Others, Not So Much

Many voters give President Donald Trump a poor rating on economic issues, despite strong approval from Republicans.

July 19, 2025

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 19, 2025

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

July 18, 2025

Inflation Remains a Concern for Most

More than three-quarters of Americans are still worried about inflation, particularly higher grocery prices.

July 18, 2025

Just 30% Expect Trump Will Allow Amnesty

While the share of voters who favor amnesty for illegal immigrants has risen since last year, few think President Donald Trump would permit it.

July 18, 2025

Higher Education in Trouble: Political Repercussions By Michael Barone

   Nine months after the 2024 election, we've been graced with definitive dissections of the electorate and how it has changed since that escalator ride 10 years and one month ago. There's wide agreement in the analyses of the Associated Press/Fox News Vote Cast, the Democratic firm Catalist's What Happened and the Pew Research Center analysis.