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October 9, 2019

Domestic and Foreign Wars By John Stossel

Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is controversial within her party.

October 8, 2019

Most Consider ‘Serious’ Work from Congress Unlikely

Congress continues to earn mediocre reviews for its job performance, with voters more convinced than ever that it’s unlikely to focus on the country’s biggest problems.

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October 8, 2019

Is Trump At Last Ending Our 'Endless Wars'? By Patrick J. Buchanan

The backstage struggle between the Bush interventionists and the America-firsters who first backed Donald Trump for president just exploded into open warfare, which could sunder the Republican Party.

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October 8, 2019

What the Presidential Candidates Are Missing: Economic Growth By Stephen Moore

While running for president in 1960, John F. Kennedy campaigned against the moderate growth economy (2.5% annual GDP rise) in the last years of the Eisenhower administration. He appealed to Americans' highest aspirations by saying in his typical Boston drawl: "We can do bettah." JFK promised 4% and 5% rates of annual economic progress for the nation -- and he delivered.

October 8, 2019

Impeachment is Getting Boring By Brian C. Joondeph

If you watch cable or network news, all you hear about is impeachment. To the talking heads on CNN and MSNBC, it’s as if it already happened. Reps Pelosi, Schiff and Nadler speak as if it’s a foregone conclusion, and shed crocodile tears being “heartbroken and prayerful” over the process.

October 7, 2019

36% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-six percent (36%) 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 October 4.

October 7, 2019

Trump vs. Clinton Is Still Neck and Neck

Some have speculated that if Joe Biden falters in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton will jump in. In a repeat matchup of the 2016 election, Clinton runs dead even with President Trump, but even most Democrats don’t want her to get into the race.

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October 5, 2019

The New York Times Repeatedly Called a Famous Cartoonist an Anti-Semite -- and Didn't Ask Him for Comment By Ted Rall

Earlier this year, Portuguese cartoonist António Moreira Antunes drew one of the most controversial political cartoons in history. His cartoon about U.S.-Israeli relations sparked so much controversy that The New York Times, whose international edition published it in April, decided to fire its two staff cartoonists, neither of whom had anything to do with it. Then the Times permanently banned all editorial cartooning.

October 5, 2019

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 5, 2019

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

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October 4, 2019

Fans Favor Letting College Athletes Get Paid

Americans are closely divided over a new law in California that will allow athletes to cash in on their success in college. Those who follow college sports closest tend to like the idea more.

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October 4, 2019

Life Can Improve, Even During Impeachments By Michael Barone

Underneath the clash and clang of controversy over presidential impeachment, public policy and personal initiative can slowly and seemingly imperceptibly improve life in America. That was the case two decades ago, amid the swirling arguments over the mostly party line impeachment of then-President Bill Clinton and the Senate's mostly party line refusal to remove him from office.

October 3, 2019

Trump’s Monthly Approval Up in September

When tracking President Trump’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results for Trump’s presidency can be seen in the graphics below.

October 3, 2019

Impeachment Motivates Anti-Trumpers More Than Pro-Trumpers for 2020

Anti-Trumpers are more likely than President Trump’s supporters to say an impeachment vote will drive them to the polls next year. But voters in general still rank illegal immigration ahead of Trump’s impeachment as an action item for Congress and are evenly divided over whether his impeachment would help or hurt the country.

October 3, 2019

Trump and his Supporters are the Real Whistleblowers By Brian C. Joondeph

“Whistleblower” is the media’s word of the week. They still working tirelessly to overturn the 2016 election. Unfortunately, it’s the wrong word to describe the deep state operative accusing President Trump of “Collusion – Part Two,” namely conspiring with Ukraine to rig the 2020 election. Instead of whistleblower, the proper term is gossiper, as this person filed a complaint, likely written by others, about something he or she had been told, but had no firsthand knowledge of.

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October 3, 2019

The Senate: Ratings Changes and the Shadow of Impeachment By Kyle Kondik

If there’s a trial in the upper chamber, who might feel the heat?

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— Nationalization is an increasingly important trend in American election outcomes. It’s hard to think of a more nationalizing issue than a presidential impeachment.

— Vulnerable members on both sides in the Senate will have a lot to consider if and when they have to cast a vote on convicting President Trump in a potential Senate impeachment trial.

— There are two Senate ratings changes this week, one benefiting each side. The most vulnerable senator, Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), moves from Toss-up to Leans Republican, while Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) moves from Leans Republican to Toss-up.

October 2, 2019

Voters Are Madder at the Media Than at Trump or His Foes

Voters are mad at President Trump and his political opponents, but they’re angriest at the media these days.

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October 2, 2019

ADL, Antifa and Koch: Toxic Anti-Trump League By Michelle Malkin

The Anti-Defamation League is a joke.

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October 2, 2019

Stop Blocking Us! By John Stossel

I now make my living by releasing short videos on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

October 1, 2019

For Most, Pro Athletes Aren’t Criminals But Do Get Special Treatment

Most Americans don’t see more criminals in professional sports than in society at large but do think pro athletes get breaks from law enforcement that others don’t.