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January 3, 2018

Election Odds By John Stossel

President Trump is up 3 percent!

I refer to the betting odds. Gamblers (mostly in Europe because political bets are legal there) now give the president a 53 percent chance of finishing his first term.

January 3, 2018

Dems See Impeachment, GOP Voters See Reelection in Trump’s Future

Nearly half of Democrats think there’s a good chance President Trump won’t make it to the end of his first term in office, but two-out-of-three Republicans see four more years in Trump’s future.

January 2, 2018

Trump Maintains Steady Approval Through the End of 2017

When tracking President Trump’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture.

January 2, 2018

Do Americans Think 2018 Will Be a Good Year?

While more than half of Americans are feeling good about 2018, they aren’t as high on the upcoming year as they have been in recent years.

January 1, 2018

40% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty percent (40%) 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 December 28.

January 1, 2018

Happy New Year!

It’s officially 2018, but Americans don’t consider New Year’s Day all that important.

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December 30, 2017

If Hillary Clinton Had Won, We'd Be Even Worse By Ted Rall

What if Hillary Clinton had won 114,000 more votes in four key states? Or, what if she'd picked up the two to three percent of the vote she lost because Bernie Sanders' supporters sat on their hands on election day? She'd be "Clinton 2" or "Clinton 45" or "the second President Clinton" -- and the world would look very different.   

December 30, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 30, 2017

What has been perhaps the most tumultuous year in American politics since the Clinton administration is ending this week on a positive note for the Trump administration and most Americans.

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December 29, 2017

Trying to Take Trump Seriously By Michael Barone

016 turned out to be a year in which it was wise to take Donald Trump as a political candidate seriously but not literally, in the inspired words of syndicated columnist Salena Zito. As 2017 is on the point of vanishing, it's worth asking whether it's time to take Trump seriously, if not literally, as a maker of public policy.

December 29, 2017

What Did Americans Think of 2017?

Americans feel better about 2017 than they did the year before, a reflection perhaps of the record-setting level of economic confidence at year’s end.

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December 29, 2017

Trump’s First Year Accomplishments Compiled In Shockingly Long List By Richard Baris

Looking back on President Donald Trump’s first year in office, he has compiled a shockingly strong record and long list of accomplishments. As was also the case with his rise to the presidency, President Trump has broken several records for a first-year commander-in-chief and fulfilled many of his key campaign promises.

December 29, 2017

Most Will Welcome 2018 at Home, With a Kiss

Americans will be welcoming the new year from the comfort of their own homes, though many will be sharing a kiss, too.

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December 29, 2017

Will War Cancel Trump's Triumphs? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Asked what he did during the French Revolution, Abbe Sieyes replied, "I survived."    

December 28, 2017

Most Still See Need for New Energy Sources, Energy Independence

Voters remain strong believers in the development of new energy sources and U.S. energy independence, but support for further gas and oil development continues to fall.

December 28, 2017

Most Aren't Making New Year's Resolutions This Year

Americans aren’t as determined to start 2018 off on a new foot as they were to start 2017.

December 27, 2017

Most Oppose ANWR Drilling

Congressional Republicans have finally succeeded – after more than 35 years of debate - in authorizing oil drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) even though more voters than ever are opposed.

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December 27, 2017

Honoring 2017's Bulldogs By Michelle Malkin

There are talkers and doers, sowers of dissatisfaction seeds and agents of lasting change. Much of my column work over the year is dedicated to exposing the worst crapweasels in politics, pop culture, media and the policy arena. But to ring out 2017, I'm raising a toast to some of my favorite bulldogs -- vigilant citizens, independent journalists and bloggers, and dedicated activists who work tirelessly to protect life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.   

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December 27, 2017

With This Tax Cut, Trump and the GOP Are on the Side of the Growth Angels By Lawrence Kudlow

With President Trump's signing of the big tax cut bill, the Republican Party snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. Suddenly, the political and economic landscapes have changed. The GOP has turned the tables on the Democrats.

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December 27, 2017

Did the FBI Conspire to Stop Trump? By Patrick J. Buchanan

The original question the FBI investigation of the Trump campaign was to answer was a simple one: Did he do it?

December 27, 2017

How's Nikki Haley Doing At the UN?

The United Nations General Assembly late last week voted overwhelmingly to condemn U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Prior to the vote, UN ambassador Nikki Haley warned that those countries who opposed the move could face a significant decrease in financial support from the United States.