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August 1, 2017

Most Still Oppose Driver’s Licenses For Those Here Illegally

California, one of 12 U.S. states that allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses, is on track to issue nearly a million such licenses by the end of the year. But most voters continue to oppose licenses for illegals in the state they live in.

July 31, 2017

33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

For the third week in a row, 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 27.  

July 31, 2017

Most Voters Say ‘No’ To Border Wall

The House last week approved $1.6 billion in spending for President Trump’s proposed wall along the Mexican border, but with illegal immigration at the Mexican border at a 17-year low, most voters don’t want it anymore.

July 31, 2017

Most Democrats, GOP Voters Don't Agree With Party Leaders

Over half of voters in both major political parties continue to say that they are moving away from the positions of their party's leaders.

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July 29, 2017

The Democrats Are A Lost Cause by Ted Rall

There they go again.

July 29, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 29, 2017

So much for one-party rule. President Trump ended the week with his job approval rating down to a new low of 41%, while GOP Senator John McCain late Thursday killed the Republican effort to change Obamacare and was hugged by a prominent Democratic senator in thanks.

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July 28, 2017

Republicans Welcome Military Transgender Ban; Democrats Don’t

Voters are evenly divided over President Trump’s decision to prohibit from military service those who want to live openly as the opposite sex.

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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.