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June 1, 2017

Trump’s Approval Continues to Fall in May

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. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results for Trump’s presidency can be seen in the graphics below.

June 1, 2017

Cable News Watchers Now Turning To CNN, Not Fox News

In the wake of a shakeup at the Fox News channel, Fox has now taken a backseat to CNN as the most-watched by cable news viewers.

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June 1, 2017

Just How Many Obama 2012-Trump 2016 Voters Were There? By Geoffrey Skelley

In the immediate aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, many observers understandably focused on the numerous places that swung from Barack Obama to Donald Trump. Because many of these areas congregated in swing states within the Rust Belt and Midwest, they played a pivotal role in Trump’s victory, as shown by the movement toward the GOP in Map 1 below. But how many total voters really switched from Obama to Trump in 2016? Different data sources tell a different story, but the answer is certainly in the millions.

June 1, 2017

Most Think America’s Best Days Are Behind Us

Voters saw a brighter future shortly after Donald Trump’s election, but after a few months in office, they once again think the best this nation has to offer has come and gone.

May 31, 2017

Most Think Americans Should Be Proud of U.S. History

There has been much debate lately over whether states should remove monuments and other symbols that reflect a part of American history that is no longer in line with the nation’s values today. But even with a speckled past, most Americans still believe they should be proud of this country’s history.

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May 31, 2017

A Conservative Mom Breaks the Pot Taboo by Michelle Malkin

Let's talk about marijuana.

May 31, 2017

53% Say Media Leaks Are Act of Treason

When politics is the name of the game, one man’s treason is another man’s service to the nation.

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May 31, 2017

Imperfect Trump Dominates World Stage and U.S. Media Fabricates By Charles Hurt

This being that time of year when we are supposed to remember and be grateful, it is highly appropriate that we in the damned media — we, the enemy of the public; we, the ink-stained wretches; we, the writers of history’s first draft — should pause a moment and give thanks for President Donald J. Trump, politician extraordinaire.

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May 31, 2017

Chomsky's Venezuela Lesson By John Stossel

Venezuela descends into chaos. Its people, once the wealthiest in Latin America, starve. Even The New York Times runs headlines like "Dying Infants and No Medicine."    

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May 31, 2017

Voters Oppose Removing Confederate Monuments

Four Confederate monuments were removed from New Orleans earlier this month following complaints that they celebrate racism, and now the city of Baltimore has plans to follow suit. But most voters oppose taking away these remnants of the past even if they are unpopular with some.

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May 30, 2017

President Trump's Growth Budget By Lawrence Kudlow

When Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney unveiled President Trump's new budget, he used language that is so important -- although we haven't heard it in so many years.

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May 30, 2017

What Do The Democrats Want? by Ted Rall

In the 1970s, when I was a kid, I asked my mother to explain the difference between the two major parties. "Democrats," she explained, "are the party of the working man. Republicans represent big business."

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May 30, 2017

Voters Say Islamic Leaders Should Do More to Promote Peace

Most voters continue to believe Islamic leaders should do more to promote peace in their faith, but they are split on whether the religion itself encourages violence more than other faiths.

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May 30, 2017

Breakup of the West? By Patrick J. Buchanan

By the time Air Force One started down the runaway at Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily, to bring President Trump home, the Atlantic had grown markedly wider than it was when he flew to Riyadh.

May 30, 2017

Confidence in High School Graduates Remains Low

It's just about graduation time for many high school seniors in this country, but most voters still don't think those graduates are ready for college or the workforce.

May 29, 2017

37% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-seven percent (37%) 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 May 25.   

May 29, 2017

Respect for Memorial Day Reaches New High

More Americans than ever now honor Memorial Day, today’s federal holiday that recognizes military personnel who have given their lives for our country.

May 27, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 27, 2017

Most of the major news came from abroad this week, as Donald Trump made his first foreign trip as president and England suffered the deadliest terror attack on its soil since 2005.

May 26, 2017

Americans Say Manchester-like Attack Likely in U.S.

Most Americans think it’s likely a terrorist attack comparable to the Manchester bombing will happen in the United States, but they're not afraid to attend big events. 

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May 26, 2017

Trump Acts Like a Competent, Conventional President Abroad By Michael Barone

What a difference a week makes. On May 19, President Donald Trump took off in Air Force One for the Middle East and Europe. He left behind a Washington and a nation buzzing about his firing of FBI Director James Comey, the multiple reasons he had given for doing so, the meeting he'd had with the Russian foreign minister a day later and his statement that Comey is a "nut job."