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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.

July 22, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 22, 2017

Repeal, replace, tweak or do nothing at all? The fate of Obamacare seems more uncertain than ever.

July 21, 2017

Americans Would Rather Watch Sports on TV Than Live

More than half of Americans are avid sports fans, but most would rather enjoy sporting events in the comfort of their own home than in the stadium.

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July 21, 2017

Is Iran in Our Gun Sights Now? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"Iran must be free. The dictatorship must be destroyed. Containment is appeasement and appeasement is surrender."   

July 21, 2017

Voters Like Obamacare More, But Still Expect Cost Hikes

Obamacare remains the law of the land, but President Trump is calling for repeal after Republicans failed to move a replacement bill through the Senate.

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July 21, 2017

The Detroit Riot, 50 Years Later By Michael Barone

Fifty years ago this weekend, a deadly urban riot began in Detroit. It started around 3:30 a.m., when police arrested 85 patrons of a blind pig -- an illegal after-hours bar -- in the midst of an all-black neighborhood that had been all-white 15 or 20 years before.

July 20, 2017

Americans Say Sports Are Important for Kids

Most Americans still believe it’s important for young people to participate in sports, though that number’s been slightly on the decline over the past five years.

July 20, 2017

26% Rate Trump-Russia Allegations Nation’s Biggest Problem

Despite wall-to-wall media coverage of the Trump-Russia allegations, just one-out-of-four voters rate them as the most serious problem facing the nation. For most voters, economic issues, Obamacare and other problems are more serious.

July 20, 2017

Americans Are Happier Than They Have Been In Years

Americans are feeling better about their own lives than they have in over a decade.

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July 20, 2017

For House Republicans, Past Performance Is No Guarantee of Future Results By Kyle Kondik

As they dig their trenches to try to withstand what may (or may not be) a Democratic wave, Republicans may take heart in the performance of their current incumbents last year as a buffer against a potentially challenging environment next year.

July 19, 2017

Few Think Government Has Consent of the Governed

The Declaration of Independence says that governments derive their authority from the consent of the governed, but only one-in-four voters think the American government today has that consent.

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July 19, 2017

Sorry, Kid Rock: Voters Still Aren’t Amped Up About Electing Entertainers

Kid Rock recently announced his intention to run for the U.S. Senate seat in Michigan next year, but despite a celebrity winning the White House, voters aren’t any more likely to say they’d vote for a prominent entertainer.

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July 19, 2017

Manufacturing Hate for 'Made in America' By Michelle Malkin

It's "Made In America" week in Washington, D.C. You'd think this would be cause for bipartisan celebration. Who could be against highlighting the ingenuity, self-reliance and success of our nation's homegrown entrepreneurs and manufacturers?   

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July 19, 2017

Blame Dishonest Democrats Who Created Obamacare And Lied About It By Charles Hurt

Behold, this is your health care, run by the federal government.

Politicians far, far away in Washington — advised by armies of bureaucrats whose salaries you pay but you have never met — all huddled in Congress deciding what pills they will give you and how long is long enough for you to be on life support.