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November 22, 2017

Dumb Sensors, Deadly Consequences By Michelle Malkin

The circumstances of U.S. Border Patrol agent Rogelio Martinez's death this week remain murkier than the Rio Grande River.   

November 22, 2017

Most Will Stay Put on Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is one of the busiest times of the year for travelers, but only one-in-five Americans plan on spending Thanksgiving away from home.

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November 22, 2017

Thankful for Property By John Stossel

Ready for Thanksgiving? Before you eat that turkey, I hope you think about why America has turkeys for you to eat. Most people don't know.

November 21, 2017

Voters Say Franken Should Resign If Charges True

Most voters say it’s time for Senator Al Franken to go if his accusers are right.

November 21, 2017

Voters Tilt Toward Democrat Control of House, Senate

Thinking ahead to next year’s midterm elections, voters are leaning towards returning the Democrats to control of the entire Congress for the first time since early 2011.

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November 21, 2017

Unserious Nation By Patrick J. Buchanan

How stands John Winthrop's "city upon a hill" this Thanksgiving?

How stands the country that was to be "a light unto the nations"?

November 20, 2017

33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

For the second week in a row, 33% 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 November 16.

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November 20, 2017

Is Biden The Man for 2020? Democrats Think So

As Joe Biden travels the country to promote his new book, voters—especially Democrats—have renewed enthusiasm about the possibility of a 2020 presidential run for the former vice president, even though he has not yet committed to entering the race.

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November 20, 2017

Democrats' Depravity Laid Bare By Bill Clinton By Charles Hurt

With profiles in courage like Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in powerful positions of authority around here, is it any wonder that men and women of America are living in such respectful bliss and harmony with one another?

November 20, 2017

Most Voters See Passing Tax Reform Legislation As Important

Republican leaders in Congress are aiming to pass tax reform legislation by the year’s end, and most voters think it’s important that happens. Even nearly half of Democrats feel that way.

November 18, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending November 18, 2017

The sexual harassment wildfire born in Hollywood and in the media is now sweeping into the halls of the U.S. Senate.

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November 17, 2017

GOP Voters Not Sure Moore Should Be Denied His Senate Seat If Elected

Republicans aren't sure whether the Senate GOP leadership should try to deny Roy Moore his seat if the embattled Senate candidate wins election next month.

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November 17, 2017

Will Political Setbacks Unite the Republican Party? By Michael Barone

The inexorable workings of the political marketplace seem to be enforcing some discipline over hitherto fissiparous Republican politicians. The question is whether this is happening too late to save the party's declining prospects in the 2018 midterm elections.

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November 17, 2017

Is America Up for a Second Cold War? By Patrick J. Buchanan

After the 19th national congress of the Chinese Communist Party in October, one may discern Premier Xi Jinping's vision of the emerging New World Order.

November 17, 2017

Most Prefer Russia As A Friend, Not An Enemy

Voters by a two-to-one margin agree with President Trump that it’s better for the United States – and the world - to have Russia on our side.

November 16, 2017

Nearly Half Support Legalizing Pot

With more states poised to potentially legalize recreational marijuana use soon, support among voters to legalize it in their state is slowly climbing.

November 16, 2017

Most Voters Think Republicans Will Lose Control of Congress in Midterms

Most voters think it’s probable Republicans will relinquish control of Congress in the upcoming midterm elections, and even a sizable number of GOP voters agree.

November 16, 2017

Should the Playboy Mansion Be An Historic Landmark?

A Los Angeles City Council member has introduced a motion to add Hugh Hefner’s storied Playboy Mansion to the city’s registry of historic cultural monuments, an idea that most Americans oppose. But they do believe Hefner and the magazine he founded in 1953 which featured a nude Playmate of the Month influenced U.S. society for better or worse.

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November 16, 2017

Alabama Senate: Jones Now Narrowly Favored By Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley

It’s amazing to write, and there’s time for our outlook to change, but here goes: A Democrat is now a narrow favorite to win a Senate special election in Alabama. We’re changing our rating of the Dec. 12 special election from Likely Republican all the way to Leans Democratic.

November 15, 2017

Americans See Too Much Celebrity News

Celebrity news has been dominating lately, with continuing sexual harassment and abuse allegations coming out of Hollywood. But while most Americans think there’s too much, they’re less inclined to say so than in the past.