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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.

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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.

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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."

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March 27, 2018

No, Hillary Clinton: It's the Red States That Are Dynamic By Stephen Moore and Arthur Laffer

Hillary Clinton is being universally panned by Republicans and Democrats for her recent rant against people who voted for Donald Trump. While giving a speech in Mumbai, India, Clinton boasted that she "won the places that represent two-thirds of America's gross domestic product." She went on: "So I won the places that are optimistic, diverse, dynamic, moving forward." As evidence, she pointed to places such as Illinois, where she won by sizable margins. Then she added that those who voted against her "didn't like black people getting rights, and don't like women ... getting jobs."   

March 27, 2018

Facebook's Zuckerberg is Short on Friends

With questions being raised about Facebook's mining of users' private data, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is taking the heat.

March 26, 2018

39% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-nine percent (39%) 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 March 22.

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March 26, 2018

Putin’s Negatives Decline In Midst of Russian Scuffles

The Trump administration today announced that it is about to expel 60 Russian consular officers and close Russia’s Seattle consulate in retaliation for the poisoning of a Russian spy and his daughter in the UK.

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March 26, 2018

Rasmussen Reports Anticipates Another Successful Polling Season

The 2016 presidential and senate elections made for some challenging polling given the rapidly shifting landscape of political and ideological thinking, alleged scandals and aggressive media coverage.

At Rasmussen Reports, however, throughout the election season we closely monitored our poll results on partisan trends and political and ideological viewpoints on key issues to ensure that our weighting remained objective and representative.

March 26, 2018

Voters See Reporters As More Anti-Trump These Days

Fresh into President Trump’s second year in office, voters see even more bias against the president in the media than they did at the start of his presidency.

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March 24, 2018

Hiring John Bolton is Donald Trump's Most Dangerous Decision By Ted Rall

Personnel is policy, they say in Washington. The appointment of John Bolton as national security advisor is by far President Trump's most dangerous decision.  

March 24, 2018

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 24, 2018

Consciously or not, President Trump’s sights fixed on East Asia this week as he tapped Ambassador John Bolton, a hawk on dealings with North Korea and Iran, to replace outgoing National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster.

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March 23, 2018

Are Facebook Users Jumping Ship?

Just over half of regular Facebook users are considering bailing out of the popular social media site over concerns about the privacy of their personal data.

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March 23, 2018

Will the Deep State Break Trump? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"It is becoming more obvious with each passing day that the men and the movement that broke Lyndon Johnson's authority in 1968 are out to break Richard Nixon," wrote David Broder on Oct. 8, 1969.

March 23, 2018

The IRS Appears To Have A Few More Fans

It’s tax season, but are Americans feeling better about the Internal Revenue Service these days?

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March 23, 2018

Women Against Free Speech? By Michael Barone

Sometimes, for those of us who are constantly reading statistics and poll results, something that you didn't expect to see stands out -- a number that makes you think the future will not be what you have been expecting.

March 22, 2018

Americans Are Chugging Along on Their Taxes

Americans have been fairly ahead of the game on income taxes this year, and now, with just over three weeks to go until Tax Day, more than half are done.

March 22, 2018

Americans Not So Sure on Death Penalty for Drug Dealers

President Donald Trump announced on Monday that his administration will combat the opioid crisis in part by imposing stricter penalties for drug offenses, including the death penalty for drug traffickers.