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March 15, 2018

Americans Want News Right, Not First

In today’s 24/7 news cycle, most Americans still think the media is obsessed with getting the story first, when they think they should be focused on getting it right.

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March 15, 2018

52% Say Trump Relies Less on Cabinet Than Other Presidents

Following President Trump’s firing of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, voters remain strongly convinced that a president’s Cabinet plays a critical role in governance, but most also agree that Trump doesn’t use his Cabinet like his predecessors did.

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March 15, 2018

Are Republicans In More Special Trouble? By Kyle Kondik

Assessing upcoming House specials in Arizona and Ohio after Lamb’s upset in Pennsylvania

March 15, 2018

Most Worry Tariffs Will Lead to A Trade War

Most Americans fear that President Trump's new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports will trigger a trade war and think it's better for the federal government to mind its own business.

March 14, 2018

70% Say ‘No’ to Slavery Reparations

Congresswoman Maxine Waters constantly calls for President Trump’s impeachment and even suggests she may challenge him in 2020. But few voters think favorably of the California Democrat, and they look even less favorably on her support for slavery reparations for black Americans.

March 14, 2018

Another Party Line Split, This Time On Tariffs

President Trump signed an order last week imposing a tariff on steel and aluminum imports. Most Republicans support the new order, but Democrats give it a thumbs down.

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March 14, 2018

Look Homeward, 'Change Agents' By Michelle Malkin

Here is my homework assignment for all the fist-clenching, gun control-demanding teenagers walking out of classrooms this week (and next week and next month) to protest school shootings:

March 14, 2018

Parkland, Florida: One Month Later

Students across the country are planning  to participate in the National School Walkout for 17 minutes today to protest gun violence and honor the 17 victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida one month ago today.

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March 14, 2018

Lies About Trade By John Stossel

Maybe Donald Trump is such a powerful communicator and pot-stirrer that other countries, embarrassed by their own trade barriers, will eliminate them.

Then I will thank the president for the wonderful thing he did. Genuine free trade will be a recipe for wonderful economic growth.

March 13, 2018

Voters Not Overly Hopeful About Trump/North Korea Summit

President Trump has agreed to meet soon with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, the first time a U.S. president has ever met with the leader of the rogue communist regime.

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March 13, 2018

Globalists & Nationalists: Who Owns the Future? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Robert Bartley, the late editorial page editor of The Wall Street Journal, was a free trade zealot who for decades championed a five-word amendment to the Constitution: "There shall be open borders."   

March 13, 2018

Voters Say States Shouldn't Be Allowed to Shirk Federal Law

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing California over its actions to shield illegal immigrants from federal immigration laws.

March 12, 2018

37% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-seven percent (37%) 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 8.

March 12, 2018

More Americans See Discipline in Schools As A Big Problem

An Obama-era policy allowing for more leniency in schools has been strongly criticized following the massacre last month at a Florida high school. Most Americans think discipline in public schools is too easy these days. 

March 12, 2018

Americans Prefer U.S. Manufacturing Over Lower Consumer Costs

Many in the manufacturing business worry the newly imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports can hurt the United States’ manufacturing base by driving up costs for both businesses and consumers.

March 10, 2018

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 10, 2018

The job market is breaking records; economic confidence is flying high; North Korea’s asking for peace talks – and President Trump’s job approval ratings appear to be heading downward. Go figure.

March 9, 2018

U.S. vs. California: Voters Cool to Sanctuary States

Voters aren’t enthusiastic about living in a so-called sanctuary state and tend to favor the U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to sue California for protecting illegal immigrants from federal authorities.

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March 9, 2018

Time to Get Over the Russophobia By Patrick J. Buchanan

Unless there is a late surge for Communist Party candidate Pavel Grudinin, who is running second with 7 percent, Vladimir Putin will be re-elected president of Russia for another six years on March 18.   

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March 9, 2018

Trump on Trade: Better Than Smoot-Hawley? By Michael Barone

Donald Trump's announcement that he is imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from other countries has aroused little enthusiasm and much criticism. It evidently prompted the resignation of Gary Cohn as head of his National Economic Council.

March 9, 2018

Consumer Spending Update: Consumer, Economic Confidence Remains High

Following what financial analysts are calling a much-needed correction in the stock market, confidence in the economy remains at or near record highs.