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November 2, 2017

Religion Important to Most Americans

Religion is still an important part of most Americans’ lives, even if they don’t visit a house of worship regularly.

November 2, 2017

NJ Governor: Murphy (D) 50%, Guadagno (R) 35%

The New Jersey governor’s race is a runaway going into the final few days of the contest.

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November 2, 2017

Signs and Portents By Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley

In an off-year long on election commentary but short on actual elections, the two main events on a Spartan political calendar are now upon us: New Jersey and Virginia will elect new governors next week, and the stakes are high, particularly for Democrats.

November 2, 2017

More Americans Are Getting Their Flu Shot

Americans aren’t taking any chances on flu season, since more intend to get the vaccine this year.

November 1, 2017

Trump’s Approval Ratings Hold Steady in October

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.

November 1, 2017

Voters Don’t See Manafort Charges Leading to Trump

Special counsel Robert Mueller has issued the first indictments in his probe of Russian influence on last year’s elections, but voters say they are not likely to prove a problem for President Trump.

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November 1, 2017

Communism Turns 100 By John Stossel

This year marks the hundredth anniversary of one of the worst mistakes ever made: the Communist revolution in Russia.    

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November 1, 2017

Allahu Akbar-itis: America's Deadly and Debilitating Disease By Michelle Malkin

"Shout 'Allahu Akbar,' because this strikes fear in the hearts of the non-believers."

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November 1, 2017

Got Halloween Candy on the Menu?

Call it a candy hangover. A whole lot of us have leftover Halloween candy in our near future.

October 31, 2017

45% Say Trump Governs Like Third-Party President

With President Trump bashing Republicans and Democrats in Congress, a sizable number of voters now regard him as  independent of both major parties.

October 31, 2017

Americans Say No to Gas Tax

The Trump administration is considering raising the gas tax for the first time in 24 years to help pay for a one trillion dollar infrastructure plan, but Americans unsurprisingly are not on board.

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October 31, 2017

That Other Plot -- to Bring Down Trump By Patrick J. Buchanan

Well over a year after the FBI began investigating "collusion" between the Trump campaign and Vladimir Putin, Special Counsel Robert Mueller has brought in his first major indictment.

October 30, 2017

32% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-two percent (32%) 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 October 26.

October 30, 2017

Most Republicans Follow Trump, Not GOP Senators

Two prominent Republican senators who have decided not to seek reelection have been increasingly vocal in their criticism of President Trump in recent days. But most GOP voters want their party to follow Trump, not Senate Republicans.

October 30, 2017

Most Still Aren’t Buying JFK ‘Lone Gunman’ Conclusion

Most Americans still aren’t convinced that President John F. Kennedy was the victim of a lone assassin in November 1963.

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October 30, 2017

Christ Church and the Slavers' Blood Money By Charles Hurt

“All are welcome. No exceptions,” reads the cheap, blue sign zip-tied to the wrought iron fence between brick pillars outside Christ Church in Alexandria.

“All,” that is, except George Washington and Robert E. Lee. Or, anyone who reveres either of the two great generals. Or, even the memory of them.

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October 30, 2017

President Trump Needs a Stable Dollar Along With Tax Cuts to Maximize Growth By Lawrence Kudlow

President Trump is likely to name a new Federal Reserve chair over the next few days. Speculation is focused on current Fed governor Jay Powell and Stanford University economist John Taylor. The list may be larger; it could still include current Chair Janet Yellen or Kevin Warsh. Trump is soliciting opinions and advice from people inside and outside government. We will see soon enough.

October 28, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 28, 2017

Mainstream media outlets haven’t quite caught up with this week’s turn in Special Prosecutor Richard Mueller’s Russian collusion investigation as news reports now show that the Clinton campaign was working with Russian sources to dig up dirt on then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

October 27, 2017

66% Say Keep U.S. Troops Out of Places Not Vital to National Interest

Voters continue to believe American soldiers shouldn’t be in places where it isn’t vital to the country's national interest, that number has dipped to its lowest level in years. 

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October 27, 2017

It's Trump's Party Now By Patrick J. Buchanan

"More is now required of us than to put down our thoughts in writing," declaimed Jeff Flake in his oration against President Trump, just before he announced he will be quitting the Senate.