Who Works Harder – Trump, Congress or You?
Most voters remain convinced that they work harder than Congress, but they’re less sure when it comes to President Trump.
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April 2, 2018
April 2, 2018
Most Reject Repeal of the Second Amendment
Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens wrote an op-ed in The New York Times last week calling for repeal of the Second Amendment in light of the current gun control debate, but Americans aren't rushing to embrace that idea.
March 31, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending on March 31, 2018
Recent news reports say U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has a Utah federal prosecutor looking into allegations of misconduct at the Justice Department and FBI. But most TV news outlets have spent much of the week focused on the claims associated with porn star Stormy Daniels’ alleged sexual relationship with Donald Trump 12 years ago.
March 30, 2018
Few Republicans Would Be Sad To See Paul Ryan Go
Rumors are swirling around that Paul Ryan may step down as Speaker of the House of Representatives. While he is liked by a strong majority of Republicans, they wouldn’t be sad to see him go.
March 30, 2018
Does the Pope Believe in Hell? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Pope Declares No Hell?"
So ran the riveting headline on the Drudge Report of Holy Thursday.
March 30, 2018
Americans Strongly Support Citizenship Status on Census
The U.S. Census Bureau released their 2020 census questions, including one that asks whether respondents are legal U.S. citizens. Americans recognize the importance of the census and are on board with including the question moving forward.
March 30, 2018
Our Time-Tested Parties Aren't About to Fall Apart By Michael Barone
Some days, the Republican Party seems on the verge of splitting up. Its congressional majorities couldn't produce a health care bill and passed an omnibus spending bill its president regretted signing. Prominent never-Trumpers call for the creation of a new political party. Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who carried seven counties outside his home state in the 2016 Republican primaries, hints at a 2020 independent candidacy.
March 29, 2018
Few Think Police Shootings Are Cop's Fault
A funeral is being held in Sacramento today for Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man who was killed by Sacramento police officers in his grandmother’s backyard.
March 29, 2018
Most Voters Aren’t Swayed by Stormy Daniels’ Claims
CBS-TV’s long-running “60 Minutes” series scored its highest-ever ratings Sunday night with its interview of porn star Stormy Daniels who claims she had a sexual relationship with Donald Trump 12 years ago. But most voters don’t attach much importance to her claims now that Trump is president of the United States.
March 29, 2018
Inside Washington: Porn Storm By Amy Holmes
If only it was as easy to expel American porn stars as Russian spies.
Adult film actress Stormy Daniels is finally telling what her Los Angeles lawyer and former Democratic operative calls her “righteous” story.
March 29, 2018
Most Think Trump Too Confrontational As a Leader
Republicans continue to like President Trump's kind of leadership, while Democrats and unaffiliated voters believe he’s too confrontational.
March 29, 2018
The House Exodus By Kyle Kodik
In the roughly two and a half months since we last assessed an already-long list of House open seats this cycle -- and even in the week since my colleague Geoffrey Skelley took a deep look at the pace of House retirements historically -- the number of open House seats has continued to increase.
March 28, 2018
Americans Less Concerned About IRS Audit
As Tax Day approaches, Americans are less worried about getting audited by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) than they were this time last year.
March 28, 2018
Rasmussen Reports Delivers Unbiased & Accurate Surveys By Ray FitzGerald
Seventy years ago, President-elect Harry Truman stood at St. Louis Union Station grinning before the cameras as he held a copy of that day’s Chicago Daily Tribune with a front-page banner headline that erroneously declared “Dewey Defeats Truman.”
March 28, 2018
The Snitches in Your Kids' Dental Office By Michelle Malkin
How sharper than a serpent's tooth to have a despotic pediatric dentist.
March 28, 2018
44% Think March For Our Lives Will Drive Gun Control Change
This past Saturday, thousands of Americans participated in March for Our Lives events for stronger gun control and protections for students in light of last month’s Parkland, Florida school shooting. While voters aren’t convinced the marches will bring about change, they definitely see more political involvement among students today.
March 28, 2018
Few Think U.S.-Saudi Relations Help Stability in the Middle East
President Trump praised the United States' relationship with Saudi Arabia in a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, but it appears voters aren't as enthusiastic as the president.
March 28, 2018
The Red Pill By John Stossel
In the movie "The Matrix," swallowing a red pill reveals the truth, while downing a blue pill leaves you trapped in illusion.
Today, in the parlance of some political activists, "taking the red pill" means seeing the lies of mainstream media -- and learning the truth.
March 27, 2018
Voters Say U.S. Not Tough Enough on China
Even as President Trump imposes tariffs on billions of dollars in Chinese goods to balance the trade playing field, voters here continue to view China as an economic threat and think the U.S. government has been too easy on it.
March 27, 2018
Is Trump Assembling a War Cabinet? By Patrick J. Buchanan
The last man standing between the U.S. and war with Iran may be a four-star general affectionately known to his Marines as "Mad Dog."
