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July 6, 2018

The Never-Trumpers Are Never Coming Back By Patrick J. Buchanan

With never-Trump conservatives bailing on the GOP and crying out for the Party of Pelosi to save us, some painful truths need to be restated.

July 6, 2018

Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Still Among Record Highs

Spending may have grounded for summer, but sentiments on the economy are still flying high.

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July 5, 2018

Most Don’t Want to Get Rid of ICE

A growing number of Democrats are calling for abolishing the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, but even among voters in their own party, there’s not much support for the idea. Maybe that’s because voters think the government needs to be even more aggressive in deporting illegal immigrants.

July 5, 2018

Voters Overwhelmingly Prefer Free Market to Socialism

In New York, a Democratic Socialist candidate just unseated a near-20-year veteran in one of the state’s Democratic congressional primaries, and she contends she represents the Democratic Party's future. But voters reject socialism in no uncertain terms.

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July 4, 2018

Jahi's Life Mattered By Michelle Malkin

Amid all the raging political headlines and hyperventilating tweets of the Summer of Resistance, a searing ember of news stopped me in my tracks this week.

July 4, 2018

Independence Day Still An Important Holiday for Americans

The Fourth of July continues to be one of the nation’s most important holidays in the eyes of Americans, but the number of adults who feel that way is dwindling.

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July 4, 2018

One Nation, Many Individuals By John Stossel

We celebrate the Fourth of July because that's the day the Declaration of Independence was signed, 242 years ago. You might call July 4 America's birthday.

The Declaration didn't just declare our independence from Britain; it vowed to create a government that respected all people's rights to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

July 4, 2018

Democrats Hold Lead on Generic Ballot

Democrats continue to hold onto their lead on this week’s Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot.

July 3, 2018

Voters See Illegal Immigrants as a Strain on U.S. Budget

Voters tend to see illegal immigration in terms of its detriments to the country’s safety and financial bottom line.

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July 3, 2018

Give Us Your Young, Energetic, Talented Masses By Stephen Moore

Republicans are right to call for tough measures to deter illegal immigration -- which means building the wall, ending the "catch and release" policy and challenging the harboring strategies of sanctuary cities.   

July 3, 2018

Voters Want Senate to Move ASAP on Supreme Court Vacancy

Voters agree with President Trump and Senate Republicans that the time to put a new justice on the U.S. Supreme Court is now.

July 3, 2018

Trump's Full-Month Approval Slips Again in June

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. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results for Trump’s presidency can be seen in the graphics below.

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July 3, 2018

The Liberal Stampede to 'Abolish ICE' By Patrick J. Buchanan

"No Borders! No Nations! No Deportations!" "Abolish ICE!"

Before last week, these were the mindless slogans of an infantile left, seen on signs at rallies to abolish ICE, the agency that arrests and deports criminal aliens who have no right to be in our country.

July 2, 2018

41% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-one percent (41%) 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 June 28.

July 2, 2018

More Voters Now Want Merit-Based Immigration, Not Family-Based

This weekend, Americans nationwide protested against the separation of immigrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border.

July 2, 2018

Republicans See Successful Presidency for Trump

For Republicans, Donald Trump’s presidency will go down in the record books as a successful one. But for Democrats, Trump's time in the White House won't be praised.

June 30, 2018

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 30, 2018

Democrats are still trying to come to grips with the fact that Donald Trump won the 2016 election, and his second nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to send them further out into orbit.

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June 30, 2018

The Blame is Bipartisan By Ted Rall

Those who forget history are doomed to repeat its mistakes, blah blah blah, someone said -- Americans don't even pay attention to the news, so how the heck are they supposed to remember it after it becomes history?

June 29, 2018

U.S. Supreme Court Earns Highest Approval in Years

The U.S. Supreme Court closed its current term this week with its highest favorability ratings in several years.

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June 29, 2018

No Party for Old White Men By Patrick J. Buchanan

For Nancy Pelosi, 78, Steny Hoyer, 79, and Joe Biden, 75, the primary results from New York's 14th congressional district are a fire bell in the night.