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August 24, 2018

Voters Say Manafort, Cohen Verdicts No Criminal Problem for Trump

Voters still tend to think the highly publicized cases of Trump associates Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen will not cause criminal problems for the president, but it’s a party line vote.

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August 24, 2018

Do Democrats Want an Impeachment Fight? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"If anyone is looking for a good lawyer," said President Donald Trump ruefully, "I would strongly suggest that you don't retain the services of Michael Cohen." Michael Cohen is no Roy Cohn.   

August 24, 2018

Voters Say Next Democratic Nominee Likely to Put World Before America

Voters agree with President Trump that America should come first on the world stage but don't think the Democratic party's next presidential nominee is likely to agree.

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August 24, 2018

Democrats Better off Playing by the Rules Than Denouncing the Rules By Michael Barone

When you lose a game, particularly a game you had good reason to expect you'd win, do you try to figure out how to play better? Or is your first reaction to demand changes in the rules?

August 23, 2018

Will U.S. Be Most Powerful at the End of 21st Century?

Voters are continuing to grow more confident that the United States will remain the world’s top superpower for the foreseeable future.

August 23, 2018

Do Americans Like The Idea of Raising Minimum Wage?

Earlier this week, North Carolina became one of at least four states to raise the hourly minimum wage of state workers to $15.

August 23, 2018

Voters Are Backing Off The News But Still Think It’s Reliable

Fewer voters now say they’re following the news more closely than they were a year ago, but they still overwhelmingly consider the news they are getting reliable.

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August 23, 2018

House Update: 12 Ratings Changes By Kyle Kondik

Tuesday’s bombshell developments — the conviction of President Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, followed in swift succession by a guilty plea from the president’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, that seemed to implicate the president in a scheme to skirt campaign finance laws — may very well not move the president’s approval rating. Previous developments related to Robert Mueller’s investigation of the 2016 campaign and Russian involvement really haven’t. But it would be wrong to look at what happened earlier this week and argue that the Cohen/Manafort news doesn’t mean anything to the battle for the House.

August 22, 2018

Most Rate Their Life Today Positively

Americans are feeling great about life these days, though most say the best years happen before 40.

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August 22, 2018

Biden’s Still Democrats’ Choice to Challenge Trump in 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden remains the clear favorite among Democrats to be their presidential nominee in 2020. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont senator who challenged Hillary Clinton for the party’s nomination in 2016, is a fading second.

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August 22, 2018

Social Media Trickery By John Stossel

YouTube just added an "information panel" to all my videos about climate change.    

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August 22, 2018

Let's Join Together to Stop Out-of-Control Prosecutors By Michelle Malkin

At this unique moment in American history, liberals and conservatives have something in common: an abhorrence of government prosecutors run amok.

August 22, 2018

Generic Congressional Ballot Is Dead Even

For the first time in months, Democrats and Republicans are tied on the Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot.

August 21, 2018

Voters Think Reporters Side With Violent Protesters

Following the “Unite the Right’s” first anniversary white supremacy rally earlier this month that was counter-protested by groups like so-called “antifa”, voters think police do a good job dealing with violent protesters but don’t think the media sides with them.

August 21, 2018

40% Think Opioid Drug Crisis Is Getting Worse

President Trump last week urged Attorney General Jeff Sessions to bring a lawsuit against drug companies that produce opioids and therefore contribute to the growing epidemic.

August 21, 2018

82% View Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, Favorably

Aretha Franklin died last week at the age of 76. She was known as the Queen of Soul, and most Americans have R.E.S.P.E.C.T. for her work.

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August 21, 2018

Who's the Cleanest of Them All By Stephen Moore

Take a wild guess what country is reducing its greenhouse gas emissions the most? Canada? Britain? France? India? Germany? Japan? No, no, no, no, no and no.

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August 21, 2018

In Spies Battle, Trump Holds the High Ground By Patrick J. Buchanan

In backing John Brennan's right to keep his top-secret security clearance, despite his having charged the president with treason, the U.S. intel community has chosen to fight on indefensible terrain.

August 20, 2018

43% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

For the second week in a row, 43% of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, this time according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending August 16.

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August 20, 2018

67% Disagree With Cuomo About America’s ‘Greatness’

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a hopeful for the Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential nomination, said recently, “We’re not going to make America great again. It was never that great.”