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July 28, 2017

Is Trump Entering a Kill Box? by Patrick J. Buchanan

Given the bravery he showed in stepping out front as the first senator to endorse Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions deserves better from his boss than the Twitter-trashing he has lately received.

July 28, 2017

47% Still Paying More for Health Care

Most Americans still say their health hasn't changed in recent years, but nearly half are also paying more for health care.

July 27, 2017

More Americans Report Being Scolded By Their Doctors

Nearly half of Americans say their doctor recommended a lifestyle change during their last checkup.

July 27, 2017

Voters Say They’re More Socially Liberal, More Fiscally Conservative

Voters tend to believe the body politic is becoming more liberal on social issues but still leans conservative in fiscal areas.

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July 27, 2017

Democrats and Trump: Both Behaving Irrationally By Michael Barone

What is it about Russia -- some vestige of all those Cold War spy films, perhaps -- that makes so many people, on all political sides, behave so irrationally when it's mentioned?  

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July 27, 2017

House 2018: How Big Is The Playing Field? by Kyle Kondik

If Democrats do have a chance to win the House next year, it might be because they translated a currently big field of announced candidates into credible opportunities to flip not just some of the top seats on their list of targets, but also some seats that, on paper, might not seem like they should be competitive. If that’s what happens — a big if at such an early point in the cycle despite President Trump’s unpopularity and the usual midterm trends that favor the party that does not hold the White House — it would mirror what happened when the Democrats last won the House from Republican control in 2006.

July 27, 2017

Voters See Republicans As Bigger Roadblock Than Democrats For Trump

Voters are now more likely to believe Republicans in Congress are the bigger problem for President Trump than Democrats are.

July 26, 2017

Voters Think Media Has Too Much Influence Over Government

Senator John McCain told the U.S. Senate yesterday ahead of the health care vote to tune out media personalities and trust one another instead. Voters think that's a good idea.

July 26, 2017

Voters See Economic Sanctions As An Effective Response

As Congress mulls slapping additional economic sanctions on America’s foes, voters tend to agree that sanctions work and make this country safer.

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July 26, 2017

Recusal or Not, Trump’s Attacks on Sessions No Way to Help Drain the Swamp By Charles Hurt

Forget loyalty to Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

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July 26, 2017

Who Owns Border Death Truck Tragedy? Mexico! by Michelle Malkin

Florida truck driver James Matthew Bradley isn't the mastermind of the human smuggling ring that led to the grisly deaths of 10 illegal immigrants in his rig, which authorities found at a San Antonio Walmart over the weekend.

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July 26, 2017

$2 Million Bathroom By John Stossel

Did you see the $2 million dollar bathroom? That's what New York City government spent to build a "comfort station" in a park.    

July 26, 2017

Most Republicans Still More Aligned With Trump Than With GOP Congress

Over six months into the Trump presidency, Republican voters still say they relate more to the president’s political views than those of their party's representatives in Congress.

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July 25, 2017

Republicans, Democrats Losing Faith In Their Congressional Leaders

Republican voters appear to have lost the enthusiasm they showed earlier this year about their Congressional leaders, and now Democrats are following suit.

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July 25, 2017

Are America's Wars Just and Moral? by Patrick J. Buchanan

"One knowledgeable official estimates that the CIA-backed fighters may have killed or wounded 100,000 Syrian soldiers and their allies," writes columnist David Ignatius.

July 25, 2017

AG Sessions More Popular Than Obama's Holder, Lynch

President Trump last week called Attorney General Jeff Sessions “beleaguered” and said he would have picked someone else if he knew Sessions would recuse himself from the Russia investigation.

July 24, 2017

33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-three percent (33%) of Likely U.S. Voters 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 20.  

July 24, 2017

55% Say Congress More Responsive to Media Than to Voters

Most voters think Congress doesn’t listen to them and is more interested in making the media happy.

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July 24, 2017

Big Economic Ideas From Art Laffer and Steve Forbes By Lawrence Kudlow

I participated in perhaps a bit of radio history last week when Steve Forbes and Art Laffer joined me on my syndicated radio show. It may have been the first time these supply-side economics giants were ever together over the airwaves.

July 24, 2017

Are Americans More Interested in Sports or Politics?

Stand back, LeBron. Move over, Patriots. Americans by a better than two-to-one margin have their eye more on politics these days.