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May 24, 2018

Most GOP Voters Say Feds Very Likely Broke the Law To Stop Trump

Most Republicans are now convinced that high-level federal law enforcement officials tried illegally to stop Donald Trump from being president.

May 24, 2018

Few See Pence As Better President Than Trump

President Trump may not be popular with a lot of voters, but not many of them think Vice President Mike Pence would be a suitable replacement.

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May 24, 2018

Clues From the Upcoming California Primary By Kyle Kondik

House analysts know that handicapping results in individual seats can be tricky for a lot of reasons, including the lack of independent polling in most districts. Yes, the party committees, campaigns, and other outside groups will survey the districts, but many of these polls will never see the light of day, or will only be leaked to make one side look better than the other

May 23, 2018

After Southwest Incidents, is U.S. Air Travel Still Safe?

It’s been a rough couple of months for U.S. airlines, particularly Southwest, after a passenger died when one of the plane’s windows broke mid-flight and a similar incident happened again in early May. Nonetheless, Americans still generally believe air travel in this country is safe, though they’re slightly less likely to say it’s safer than in the rest of the world now.

May 23, 2018

34% Say Trump Not Aggressive Enough In Dealing with MS-13

As President Trump holds a forum on Long Island about the MS-13 street gang, most voters see the notorious gang as a serious problem and don’t believe he is being too aggressive in dealing with the issue.

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May 23, 2018

Crapweasel of the Week: Educrat Arne Duncan By Michelle Malkin

Educrat (ED-yoo-krat) noun, usually pejorative. A government school official or administrator whose primary function is to spend tax dollars telling other parents what to do with their children.

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May 23, 2018

The Innocence Project By John Stossel

On TV crime shows like "CSI," "NCIS" and "Law & Order," science gets the bad guys.

In real life, "science" often ensnares the innocent.

May 23, 2018

Generic Congressional Ballot Tightens

Republicans have closed the gap in the Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot.

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May 22, 2018

34% Favor Ban on Federal Funds for Abortion

Voters still view Planned Parenthood favorably and aren’t overly supportive of the Trump administration’s new ban on taxpayer funding of abortion.

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May 22, 2018

Trade Deals Must Protect Intellectual Property Rights By Stephen Moore

Donald Trump is now deep into trade negotiations with China and NAFTA 2.0 negotiations with Canada and Mexico. We are strong free traders, but we believe that Trump's plans to negotiate better trade agreements that reduce trade barriers abroad are right on the mark. He also has to make sure those deals fully protect U.S. intellectual property, or what is commonly called know-how.

May 22, 2018

Americans Want Prison, Fine for Bill Cosby

Disgraced actor and comedian Bill Cosby was found guilty last month of three counts of aggravated sexual assault and is set to be sentenced in September. Many have cited his age and declining health as potential reasons to not pursue a prison sentence, but Americans want to see him pay in both time and money for his crimes.

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May 22, 2018

Can a Pope Change Moral Truth? By Patrick J. Buchanan

That joking retort we heard as children, "Is the pope Catholic?" is starting to look like a serious question.

May 21, 2018

42% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-two percent (42%) 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 May 17.

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May 21, 2018

Democrats Miss Obama. Republicans, Not So Much.

A majority of voters have a favorable impression of former President Barack Obama, but do they miss him? Democrats do, but Republicans haven’t looked back.

May 21, 2018

Americans Have Less Faith In Other Outlets to Replace Newspapers

Print newspapers have long been a dying form of media, with more Americans saying they rarely or never read one. But they are now less confident that other news sources can make up the difference if the newspaper finally goes out of print.

May 19, 2018

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 19, 2018

Americans seem to be coming around to President Trump’s point of view on a couple of key foreign policy issues.

May 18, 2018

Americans Don’t See More Taxes As Solution to Homelessness

Seattle City Council has drawn national attention with its passage of an annual $275-per-person “head tax” on employees at companies earning $20 million or more a year. The money is intended for the city’s growing homelessness problem, but few Americans see more government spending as the solution.

May 18, 2018

Americans Aren't Quick to Embrace Sports Betting In Their State

The U.S. Supreme Court this week struck down a 26-year-old law prohibiting states from sponsoring betting on professional and college sports to raise revenue. But most Americans aren't embracing that idea just yet.

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May 18, 2018

A Trump Doctrine for Singapore and Beyond By Patrick J. Buchanan

After Pyongyang railed this week that the U.S.-South Korean Max Thunder military drills were a rehearsal for an invasion of the North, and imperiled the Singapore summit, the Pentagon dialed them back.

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May 17, 2018

32% Will Tune In To The Royal Wedding

The Royal Wedding between Great Britain’s Prince Henry (Harry) of Wales and American actress Meghan Markle is set to take place Saturday morning. Though Americans don’t see this wedding getting quite the media fanfare that Prince William and Catherine Middleton’s “wedding of the century” received eight years ago, nearly as many will be watching this wedding as the last.