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May 26, 2017

Voters Don't Agree With Decision to Free Manning

Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst sentenced to 35 years in prison for releasing classified government documents to the website WikiLeaks, was released from prison earlier this month after President Obama commuted her sentence as one of his final presidential actions. But few voters view Manning favorably and most disagree with Obama’s parting decision.

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May 26, 2017

After the Confederates, Who's Next? By Patrick J. Buchanan

On Sept. 1, 1864, Union forces under Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, victorious at Jonesborough, burned Atlanta and began the March to the Sea where Sherman's troops looted and pillaged farms and towns all along the 300-mile road to Savannah.

May 25, 2017

Is the Pope An Ally or Enemy of the U.S.?

President Trump and his family met with Pope Francis in the Vatican earlier this week, and while the meeting was met with mixed emotions, voters still generally believe the United States has a friend in the pope.

May 25, 2017

Most Say ISIS Must Be Totally Destroyed To Stop Terror

The radical Islamic State group (ISIS) has proudly taken credit for the slaughter of innocents earlier this week at a concert in Manchester, England, and voters here strongly agree with President Trump that ISIS needs to be totally wiped out.

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May 25, 2017

Just 29% Think Trump Can Improve Relations With the Media

Most voters still feel President Trump is to blame for his bad relationship with the media but also don't think there is anything he can do about it.

May 24, 2017

Americans Think Internet Reliance Makes Economy More Vulnerable

In the wake of the international WannaCry cyberattacks last week, Americans are more concerned than ever about the safety of the country’s online economic systems.

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May 24, 2017

The Forgotten Slaughters of the Innocents By Michelle Malkin

For now, everyone knows the sonorous name and cherubic face of 8-year-old Saffie Rose Roussos.   

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May 24, 2017

How Do Voters Feel About NATO?

President Trump is heading to Brussels today for the NATO summit, and support for the organization is up as voters continue to see a need for the alliance more than 60 years after it was formed.

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May 24, 2017

So, the Fate of the Republic Rests on Trump's Choice of Adjectives? By Charles Hurt

Have you heard the latest scandal involving President Trump?

During a speech in Saudi Arabia, Mr. Trump applauded Middle East leaders for a series of steps they have taken to confront radical Islamic terrorism.

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May 24, 2017

Times' Green Baloney by John Stossel

The New York Times' hostility to industry gets worse every day.

May 24, 2017

Voters Say U.S.-Israel Relations Better for Middle East Than Ties to Saudis

President Trump has visited both Saudi Arabia and Israel as part of his first foreign trip as President of the United States this week. But voters believe this country’s relationship with Israel is more important to stability in the Middle East than the relationship with Saudi Arabia is.

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May 23, 2017

Most Say Saudis Need to Do More to Fight Radical Islamic Terrorism

President Trump traveled to Saudi Arabia this week to reinvigorate the U.S.-Saudi alliance, but voters still think there’s a long way to go.

May 23, 2017

81% Think Weiner Should Do Prison Time

Former Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner has pleaded guilty to texting sexually explicit material to an underage girl, and voters strongly believe he should be put in prison for it.

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May 23, 2017

A Special Prosecutor for Criminal Leaks by Patrick J. Buchanan

Who is the real threat to the national security?

May 22, 2017

34% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-four percent (34%) 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 18.  

May 22, 2017

Comey Controversy: Genuine Concern or Partisan Politics?

President Trump's recent decision to fire FBI Director James Comey sparked a media firestorm, but voters are divided as to whether questions about the move are genuine or political in nature.

May 22, 2017

51% Say Trump Puts Himself Above Country

President Trump campaigned on the promise to "Make America Great Again" but U.S. voters tend to think he's more concerned with what's best for himself rather than the country. Voters are more likely to say his predecessor put the country first.

May 20, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 20, 2017

Americans appear to be buying some of the allegations against President Trump despite the lack of any hard evidence so far. Predictably, however, as with most things Trump, there’s an enormous partisan difference of opinion.

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May 20, 2017

Don't Bet Against Tax and Health Care Reform in 2017 By Lawrence Kudlow

If the smart money folks on Wall Street think a special counsel to oversee the Russian probes spells defeat for business tax cuts, they're leaning well over their skis.

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May 19, 2017

Security Is Ruining The Internet by Ted Rall

Another major cyberattack has me thinking about European ruins. Those medieval fortresses and castles had walls 10 feet thick made of solid stone; they were guarded by mean, heavily armored men. The barbarians got in anyway.