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May 18, 2021

Bibi & Hamas -- Only Winners in Gaza War by Patrick J. Buchanan

"Israel is Winning Battles, Hamas is Winning the War."

May 17, 2021

38% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-eight percent (38%) 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 May 13, 2021.

May 17, 2021

Major Middle East War More Likely, Voters Say

In the wake of Hamas rocket attacks on Israel, most voters believe the risk of war in the Middle East has grown.

May 15, 2021

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 15, 2021

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

May 14, 2021

Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Rises to Highest Level Since November

Economic confidence rose to 123.7 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, up more than nine points from April, the third consecutive monthly increase. 

May 14, 2021

Liberal Media Viewers Are Misinformed About Crime in America

Fewer than 50 unarmed black suspects were killed by police last year and more people were killed with knives than with so-called “assault weapons,” but viewers of MSNBC and CNN are far more likely than Fox News viewers to get those facts wrong.

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May 14, 2021

British Labour's Problems Could Hurt Democrats, Too by Michael Barone

Five years ago next month, British voters, in the largest turnout ever, voted to leave the European Union by a 52% to 48% margin. It was an unexpected result, and a harbinger of Donald Trump's even more unexpected election as president five months later.

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May 14, 2021

Are the Halcyon Days Over for Joe Biden? By Patrick J. Buchanan

On taking the oath of office, Jan. 20, Joe Biden may not have realized it, but history had dealt him a pair of aces.

May 13, 2021

Less Than Half of U.S. Voters Confident Government Can Protect Pipelines

Last week’s hacker attack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline has raised concerns about the nation’s petroleum supply, and less than half of voters are confident that the federal government can protect against similar attacks in the future.

May 13, 2021

Climate Change: Liberal Media Viewers Think We’re Doomed

Most viewers of MSNBC and CNN believe climate change could doom mankind to extinction within 100 years, and viewers of those networks are also likely to overestimate the amount of global warming that has already occurred.

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May 12, 2021

Inflation: Most Americans Are Concerned, Expect Grocery Prices to Keep Rising

Concerns about inflation are widespread, as Americans see higher prices for groceries and expect even higher prices in the future.

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May 12, 2021

Welfare for the Rich by John Stossel

Congress passed the $2.2 trillion Heroes Act.

May 11, 2021

Most Americans Are Proud of Our History, But Many Democrats Disagree

Denunciations of our nation’s past haven’t made much headway with most Americans, who are still proud of their country’s history, but that pride is unevenly distributed along party lines.

May 11, 2021

Two-Thirds of Voters Say Border Problem Is a ‘Crisis,’ Most Blame Biden

While the Biden administration has denied that problems at the southern border are a “crisis,” two-thirds of voters disagree and most say that President Joe Biden’s policies are to blame.

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May 11, 2021

98% of the Way There: Trump's Super V-Shaped Recovery by Stephen Moore

The U.S. economy peaked in late 2019 at $21 trillion. We are now remarkably 98% back to where we were before the terrible COVID-19 pandemic slammed these shores 14 months ago. This rebound is one of the outstanding U.S. achievements in history. Since June of last year, the economy has rocketed by 34% in quarter 3 of 2020, 4.2% in quarter 4 of 2020 and now 6.4% in the first three months of 2021. So far in this current quarter, growth is more than 10%.

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May 11, 2021

Has the Backlash Arrived for Police-Bashing? by Pratick J. Buchanan

Within hours of Saturday's shooting in Times Square where three bystanders, including a 4-year-old girl, were wounded, the two leading candidates to replace Mayor Bill de Blasio were on-site.

May 10, 2021

42% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-two percent (42%) 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 May 6, 2021.

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May 10, 2021

Most Voters Still Don’t Trust Social Media Censorship, But Democrats Do

After Facebook extended its ban of former President Donald Trump, most voters don’t trust censorship decisions by social media companies, but Democratic voters are the exception to the rule.

May 10, 2021

If the Vaccine Works, Why Are We Still Wearing Masks? By Brian C. Joondeph

One important lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic, perhaps not realized now but in the future, is to keep politics out of medicine and public health.

May 8, 2021

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 8, 2021

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