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April 21, 2021

Go Green, Go Nuclear by John Stossel

This Thursday, Earth Day, politicians and activists will shout more about "the climate crisis."

April 20, 2021

Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Week Ending April 15, 2021

The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of April 11-15, 2021 fell to 83.7, down from 84.9 two weeks earlier. The index is now just slightly above last month’s record low of 82.3.

April 20, 2021

55% of Voters Oppose Supreme Court Expansion, But Most Democrats Support It

Democrats in Congress last week proposed legislation to increase the number of Supreme Court justices from nine to 13, but most voters oppose the so-called “court-packing” plan.

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April 20, 2021

GOP Trustbusters Are Embracing Progressives' Agenda By Stephen Moore

It's not too often that Republicans embrace the agenda of leftist Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. But it's happening.

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April 20, 2021

Who Will Be the Next "America First' President? By Patrick J. Buchanan

When President Joe Biden announced he would withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of 9/11, GOP hawks like Sens. Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham responded predictably.

April 19, 2021

40% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty percent (40%) 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 April 15, 2021.

April 19, 2021

48% Say Withdrawing U.S. Troops From Afghanistan Is a Good Idea

President Joe Biden announced last week his plan to end America’s longest war by withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan, and nearly half of voters approve his decision.

April 17, 2021

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 17, 2021

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

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April 16, 2021

J&J Vaccine Pause – Prudence or Politics? - A Commentary by Brian C. Joondeph

The FDA and CDC this week recommended a pause in COVID vaccinations of the Johnson & Johnson single shot vaccine due to a small number of reports of blood clots in individuals receiving the vaccine.

Police accountability
April 16, 2021

66% Say Most Cops Aren’t Racist

As the Minneapolis trial of a former police officer accused of murdering George Floyd nears its conclusion, most voters support their local police and reject claims that cops are racist.

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April 16, 2021

Workers Don't Share Democrats' Nostalgia for Unions By Michael Barone

It wasn't even close. The final count was 1,798 against and 738 for, 71% to 29%.

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April 16, 2021

Biden Bids Farewell to a 'Forever War' By Patrick J. Buchanan

"It is time to end the forever war."

April 15, 2021

Americans Confident in Online Commerce, But Don’t Trust Social Media Companies

After a data breach exposed Facebook users’ information, most Americans trust social media companies less than they do online retailers.

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April 15, 2021

Most Voters Think Jury Will Convict Derek Chauvin, But Expect More Riots Anyway

As the trial of Derek Chauvin nears its conclusion, most voters expect the former Minneapolis police officer to be convicted in George Floyd’s death, but think riots will follow the verdict whatever the jury decides.

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April 15, 2021

The Mini-Midterms: Five Takeaways from Six Decades of House Special Elections By Kyle Kondik

Races often break against president’s party; winners rarely lose next election.

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— There have been nearly 300 U.S. House special elections since the mid-1950s.

— These elections more often flipped against the party that holds the White House — just like what often happens to the president’s party in midterm House elections — but the president’s party has scored some noteworthy wins, too, which can cloud the predictive value of special elections.

— Special election winners rarely lose their next election, but it does happen.

April 14, 2021

Americans Still Support English as Official Language

More than half the states have made English their official language, and nearly three-quarters of Americans believe that should be the policy nationwide.

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April 14, 2021

Crowder Calls Out Censorship By John Stossel

The most viewed conservative commentator on YouTube is Steven Crowder with his channel, Louder with Crowder.

April 13, 2021

Majority of Voters Rate Congressional Performance ‘Poor’

Barely one-in-five voters approve of the job Congress is doing, and most rate congressional job performance as poor.

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April 13, 2021

Election Integrity: 62% Don’t Think Voter ID Laws Discriminate

Most voters say it’s more important to prevent cheating in elections than to make it easier to vote and, by more than a two-to-one margin, they reject claims that voter ID laws are discriminatory.

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April 13, 2021

Biden's Green Energy Plan Declares War on American Energy, A Commentary by Stephen Moore

Am I the only one who finds it head-scratching that President Joe Biden, who wants to spend $2 trillion of taxpayer money on "infrastructure," is the same president whose first act in the White House was to kill a multibillion-dollar oil and gas pipeline that would create some 15,000 jobs? The Keystone pipeline that he canceled was vital to our energy infrastructure and wasn't going to cost taxpayers a penny.