Voters See Illegal Immigrants as a Strain on U.S. Budget
Voters tend to see illegal immigration in terms of its detriments to the country’s safety and financial bottom line.
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July 3, 2018
July 3, 2018
Give Us Your Young, Energetic, Talented Masses By Stephen Moore
Republicans are right to call for tough measures to deter illegal immigration -- which means building the wall, ending the "catch and release" policy and challenging the harboring strategies of sanctuary cities.
July 3, 2018
Voters Want Senate to Move ASAP on Supreme Court Vacancy
Voters agree with President Trump and Senate Republicans that the time to put a new justice on the U.S. Supreme Court is now.
July 3, 2018
Trump's Full-Month Approval Slips Again in June
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.
July 3, 2018
The Liberal Stampede to 'Abolish ICE' By Patrick J. Buchanan
"No Borders! No Nations! No Deportations!" "Abolish ICE!"
Before last week, these were the mindless slogans of an infantile left, seen on signs at rallies to abolish ICE, the agency that arrests and deports criminal aliens who have no right to be in our country.
July 2, 2018
41% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty-one percent (41%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending June 28.
July 2, 2018
More Voters Now Want Merit-Based Immigration, Not Family-Based
This weekend, Americans nationwide protested against the separation of immigrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
July 2, 2018
Republicans See Successful Presidency for Trump
For Republicans, Donald Trump’s presidency will go down in the record books as a successful one. But for Democrats, Trump's time in the White House won't be praised.
June 30, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 30, 2018
Democrats are still trying to come to grips with the fact that Donald Trump won the 2016 election, and his second nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to send them further out into orbit.
June 30, 2018
The Blame is Bipartisan By Ted Rall
Those who forget history are doomed to repeat its mistakes, blah blah blah, someone said -- Americans don't even pay attention to the news, so how the heck are they supposed to remember it after it becomes history?
June 29, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court Earns Highest Approval in Years
The U.S. Supreme Court closed its current term this week with its highest favorability ratings in several years.
June 29, 2018
No Party for Old White Men By Patrick J. Buchanan
For Nancy Pelosi, 78, Steny Hoyer, 79, and Joe Biden, 75, the primary results from New York's 14th congressional district are a fire bell in the night.
June 29, 2018
Voters Think It’s Easier for Illegals to Get In, Stay In Compared to Other Countries
Despite President Trump’s efforts to toughen border enforcement, voters still think it’s easier for illegal immigrants to get into the United States and stay here than in much of the rest of the world.
June 29, 2018
Justice Kennedy's First Priority: The First Amendment By Michael Barone
It became official just after lunchtime on Wednesday, just after the Supreme Court announced its final decisions of the term and went into recess. Justice Anthony Kennedy, the 104th person to serve on the court, is retiring, effective just after his 82nd birthday next month, after 30 years of service.
June 28, 2018
Most Want Tightly Controlled Borders
Voters have stronger faith in the government’s efforts to tighten border security these days than they did in the past, but they still believe more can be done - especially Republicans.
June 28, 2018
Voters Are Still Angry at the Feds, Media
Tempers are running hot across the political aisle these days, and while voters are as angry at the government as ever, they’re less angry with the media these days.
June 28, 2018
The Uncertain Political Ramifications of Justice Kennedy’s Exit By Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik, and Geoffrey Skelley
An already turbulent national political environment was rocked by another major development Wednesday afternoon: Justice Anthony Kennedy, the closest thing there is to a swing vote on the Supreme Court, decided to retire. President Donald Trump, who already got to appoint conservative Neil Gorsuch to the court after Senate Republicans decided not to consider then-President Barack Obama’s replacement for the deceased Antonin Scalia in early 2016, is now poised to pick a second justice, and one who likely will push the court further to the right. This comes on the heels of several key, 5-4 decisions released at the end of this year’s Supreme Court term that broke against the court’s liberal bloc.
June 27, 2018
37% Are Tuning In to This Year’s World Cup
The World Cup may be under way in Russia, but U.S. interest in soccer remains a mixed bag, with younger Americans more likely to watch than older Americans, and an overall decline in recognition of the event.
June 27, 2018
31% Think U.S. Civil War Likely Soon
Most voters fear that political violence is coming from opponents of the president’s policies, just as they did in the second year of Barack Obama’s presidency, and nearly one-in-three think a civil war is next.
June 27, 2018
'Abolish ICE' Zealots Occupy Fantasy Island By Michelle Malkin
"No ban. No wall. No borders at all."
