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July 13, 2018

Is a Coming NATO Crisis Inevitable? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Of President Donald Trump's explosion at Angela Merkel's Germany during the NATO summit, it needs to be said: It is long past time we raised our voices.

July 13, 2018

Few Support Free Money Program to Combat Poverty

To combat poverty, a California city has launched a pilot program in which some residents will receive $500 per month with no strings attached. But nearly half of Americans wouldn’t welcome such a program in their area.

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July 13, 2018

The Kavanaugh Confirmation Kabuki By Michael Barone

Theater, much like Japan's Kabuki -- that's all the Supreme Court confirmation process is. Donald Trump's presentations of his two nominees, Judge Neil Gorsuch last year and Judge Brett Kavanaugh on Monday, were uncharacteristically graceful -- a worthy theatrical innovation, in the view of even some Trump critics.

July 12, 2018

Republicans Think U.S. Spends Too Much on Welfare, Democrats Disagree

Fewer Americans these days think the government is spending too much money on welfare programs, but Republicans and Democrats remain sharply divided on this issue.

July 12, 2018

Most U.S. Voters Think Brexit is Going to Happen

Despite the turmoil in Britain, as two senior cabinet members to Prime Minister Theresa May resigned with just 100 days until the so-called Brexit deal is supposed to be done, most on this side of the pond think the ouster is still a go.

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July 12, 2018

Registering by Party: Where the Democrats and Republicans Are Ahead By Rhodes Cook

This is not the best of times for the Democratic Party. No White House; no Senate; no House of Representatives; and a clear minority of governorships and state legislatures in their possession. Yet the Democrats approach this fall’s midterm elections with an advantage in one key aspect of the political process — their strength in states where voters register by party.

July 11, 2018

Americans Melt for Chocolate Ice Cream

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream—preferably chocolate, butter pecan or vanilla, and in the comforts of home.

July 11, 2018

44% Want Kavanaugh Confirmed; 83% Say It’s Likely

Voters strongly suspect that Judge Brett Kavanaugh will be the next member of the U.S. Supreme Court, but they are not as supportive of him as they were of President Trump’s first choice for the high court.

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July 11, 2018

Dads Needed By John Stossel

Warren Farrell was once considered a feminist leader. He hung around with Gloria Steinem and wrote about why men and women should break out of rigid old gender roles.    

July 11, 2018

Democratic Lead Grows on Generic Congressional Ballot

Democrats have lengthened their lead on the latest Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot.

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July 11, 2018

Ghoulies: Parade of the Aborticrats By Michelle Malkin

I thought we had seen it all from radical feminists -- and what we've seen is way, way more than anyone other than a gynecologist needs to see.

July 10, 2018

Support for NATO Is Down

President Trump arrives in Brussels today for this year’s NATO summit meeting. At the top of Trump’s agenda is getting NATO allies to pay up for defense spending.

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July 10, 2018

Trump's Zero-Tariff Solution By Stephen Moore

President Donald Trump's aluminum and steel tariff policies have now triggered retaliatory tariffs from other nations, including Canada, the EU and China.

July 10, 2018

Anger Still Runs High Against Trump - And His Opponents

Anger continues to run high on both sides of the Trump divide, but Democrats are a bit hotter under the collar now than they were a year ago.

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July 10, 2018

Is a Trump Court in the Making? By Patrick J. Buchanan

If Mitch McConnell's Senate can confirm his new nominee for the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump may have completed the capture of all three branches of the U.S. government for the Republican Party.

July 9, 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 July 5.

July 9, 2018

Most Oppose Affirmative Action in College Admissions

Americans have mixed feelings about affirmative action programs in general, but most agree with the Trump administration’s decision to reverse Obama era policies that made race a deciding factor in college admissions.

July 9, 2018

Most Think Every SCOTUS Nominee Should Get a Senate Vote

Trump is expected to announce his nominee to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy today, a selection Democrats are vowing to stop even before the name is known. But most voters still believe that every nomination made by a president is entitled to a deciding vote by the U.S. Senate.

July 7, 2018

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 7, 2018

News reports said President Trump had narrowed his search for his next U.S. Supreme Court nominee to three candidates, and he is expected to announce his selection on Monday.

July 6, 2018

Voters Don’t See Universally-liked SCOTUS Nominee as a Possibility

President Trump is expected to announce his nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy by Monday, but voters don’t anticipate his pick will please everyone.