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June 21, 2017

'Stingy' Jeff Bezos By John Stossel

Thursday, right before Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced he'd acquire Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, he tweeted a "request for ideas" for "philanthropy strategy." If you have suggestions re "helping people in the here and now... reply to this tweet."   

June 21, 2017

Most Think America is More Divided Since Trump

Five months into Donald Trump’s presidency, voters think Americans are even more at odds.

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June 21, 2017

Bern Victims Pile Up in Democratic Party By Charles Hurt

If the anti-Trump fever the media keeps telling us all about cannot break through in Georgia’s 6th District, then it truly is nothing but a phantom that exists nowhere but in the minds of media elites hysterically trying to will President Trump out of existence.

June 20, 2017

Anger Runs High on Both Sides of the Trump Divide

Half the voters in the country are angry at President Trump. The other half are angry at those who oppose him.

June 20, 2017

Voters Favor Probe of Obama Staffers' Use of Intelligence Info

Republicans strongly suspect that senior Obama administration officials used secret U.S. intelligence information for political ammunition, and voters think that's worth investigating. But few believe criminal charges are likely.

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June 20, 2017

After the ISIS War, a US-Russia Collision? by Patrick J. Buchanan

Sunday, a Navy F-18 Hornet shot down a Syrian air force jet, an act of war against a nation with which Congress has never declared or authorized a war.

June 19, 2017

35% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-five percent (35%) 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 June 15.  

June 19, 2017

Most Americans Still Stress Importance of Two-Parent Homes

Americans may have celebrated Father’s Day on Sunday, but they still think it takes two parents to raise a child.

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June 19, 2017

Democrats, Republicans Express Concern About Increase in Political Violence

If there’s one thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on it’s that the nation’s politicians are in more danger of political violence these days.

June 17, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 17, 2017

The political anger in America exploded into violence this past week when a virulent anti-Trumper opened fire on a group of Republican congressmen practicing for a charity softball game.

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June 16, 2017

Democrats' Obsession With Russian Election Hacking Makes Them Look Dumb By Ted Rall

They got Al Capone for tax evasion -- only tax evasion. It wasn't very satisfying for his prosecutors. But they couldn't prove murder or racketeering. So they got him where they wanted him: behind bars. It wasn't elegant. But they got the job done. 

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June 16, 2017

A Long History of Leftist Hatred by Patrick J. Buchanan

James T. Hodgkinson of Belleville, Illinois, who aspired to end his life as a mass murderer of Republican Congressmen, was a Donald Trump hater and a Bernie Sanders backer.

June 16, 2017

Fatherhood Still Seen as Man’s Most Important Role

This Sunday is Father’s Day, and Americans still see fatherhood as a vital role in a man’s life.

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June 16, 2017

The Violent Political Left By Michael Barone

Violence is in the air these days. It was visible to the world in Manchester, Birmingham and London in the days before the British general election June 8. It was visible on the baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia, on Wednesday morning as a Donald Trump hater and Bernie Sanders volunteer took a rifle and shot House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and three others while Republicans were practicing for Thursday's congressional ballgame.

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June 16, 2017

Most Say Political Anger Triggered Congressional Shooter

Most Americans think politics is to blame for this week’s shooting attack on Republican members of Congress and aren’t writing it off as just random violence.

June 15, 2017

One-in-Four Say They’re Overweight

A new study released this week claims that the United States has the greatest percentage of obese children and young adults, but most Americans don’t think it applies to them.

June 15, 2017

Voters Have Mixed Views on U.S. Coal Industry

President Donald Trump commended the opening last week of a new coal mine in Pennsylvania, but voters have mixed feelings on the industry.

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June 15, 2017

Democrats Start With Edge in Virginia Gubernatorial Race By Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley

There was one close race and one not-so close race in the gubernatorial primaries in Virginia on Tuesday, but the margins were the opposite of what most expected: Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam (D) beat former U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello (D) by about a dozen points in the closely-watched Democratic primary. Meanwhile, 2014 Senate nominee and former Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie (R) just squeaked by Prince William County Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart (R) in the not-as-closely watched GOP primary.

June 15, 2017

Voters Think Congress Should Investigate Lynch Ties to Clinton Probe

Most voters think Congress needs to investigate whether former Attorney General Loretta Lynch interfered in last year's FBI investigation of Hillary Clinton.

June 14, 2017

Fewer Americans Now See Tough Summer Job Market For Teens

Unemployment has reached a 10-year low, and now Americans think it will be easier for teenagers to find summer jobs than in the past.