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April 11, 2017

Most Americans Aren't Volunteering for Space Travel

Virgin Galactic owner Richard Branson insists he'll have commercial travelers in space by the end of next year, but a trip to space isn’t high on most Americans’ to-do lists.

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April 11, 2017

Is Trump Enlisting in the War Party? by Patrick J. Buchanan

By firing off five dozen Tomahawk missiles at a military airfield, our "America First" president may have plunged us into another Middle East war that his countrymen do not want to fight.

April 10, 2017

36% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-six percent (36%) 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 April 6.  

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April 10, 2017

Voters Not Convinced Obama Wasn’t In On Trump Spying

Voters are split on whether President Barack Obama or his inner circle were aware that U.S. intelligence agencies were spying on Donald Trump’s campaign, but they don’t believe Obama officials leaked names picked up in the surveillance efforts to the media.

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April 10, 2017

Trump, the 'Nuclear Option' of Presidents, Awakens the Comfortable in the Senate By Charles Hurt

One of the greatest decisions of the 20th Century was the unflinching order by President Harry S. Truman to drop two bombs on Japan.

April 10, 2017

GOP Voters See Merit-Based System As Legal Immigration Solution

President Trump has proposed moving toward a merit-based legal immigration system that grants visas based on one’s skill levels rather than their family connections. Republican voters think that’s a pretty good solution.

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April 8, 2017

Why is Trump So Hated? It's The Tribalism by Ted Rall

This one is in post-9/11 cadence: why do liberals hate Trump so much?

April 8, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 8, 2017

President Trump ended the week with a bang – first with an airstrike against a Syrian military airfield suspected of launching a chemical weapons attack and then with the confirmation of his first U.S. Supreme Court nominee.

April 7, 2017

Voters Say Supreme Court Pick Who Pleases Both Parties Unlikely

Voters think it’s unlikely President Trump could nominate anyone to the U.S. Supreme Court who would appeal to both Republicans and Democrats, but they still don’t like the Senate changing its rules to make it easier for a nominee to be confirmed.

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April 7, 2017

Mistrust of Trump Threatens Political Corrosion and Rule of Law by Michael Barone

Donald Trump's unorthodox campaign and unexpected victory have produced a culture of mistrust permeating our politics and threatening to undermine the rule of law. That's not healthy, whatever you think of Trump or his political opponents.

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April 7, 2017

Nixon, LBJ & the First Shots in the Judges' War By Patrick J. Buchanan

The Democrats' drive to defeat Neil Gorsuch is the latest battle in a 50-year war for control of the Supreme Court -- a war that began with a conspiracy against Richard Nixon by Chief Justice Earl Warren, Justice Abe Fortas and Lyndon Johnson.   

April 7, 2017

Consumer Spending Update: Consumer Confidence Falls From Record Highs

Consumers may still be riding the wave of economic enthusiasm since Donald Trump was elected, but that confidence is starting to wane.

April 6, 2017

54% Think There Are Too Many Lawyers in the U.S.

Americans still think the United States would be better off with fewer attorneys, though that view has been on the decline.

April 6, 2017

Most Voters Not Happy With Current U.S.-China Trade Situation

As President Donald Trump prepares for his first meeting with the Chinese president, most voters believe the current trade situation with the two nations benefits Beijing more than Washington.

April 6, 2017

GOP Voters Smell a Rat When It Comes to the Media’s Agenda

Voters overall think the media’s going downhill, but Republicans are more convinced that the media would rather stir the pot than genuinely get to the root of the issues.

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April 5, 2017

Democrats Think GOP Needs to Be More Like the Bush Family

The two former Presidents Bush and Republican also-ran Jeb Bush have been critical of President Trump, and most Democrats think the GOP should listen. Most Republicans disagree. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

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April 5, 2017

Enough Protection Already by John Stossel

"Trump may have just signed a death warrant for our planet!" warns CNN host Van Jones.

April 5, 2017

52% Say Clintons Should Be Part of Russia Probe

Voters are closely divided on the importance of Congress investigating whether Russia interfered with the last election, but if it does, they think the Clintons’ ties to the Russians should be part of the probe.

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April 5, 2017

Susan Rice Somehow Manages to Make Benghazi Cover-up Seem Minor By Charles Hurt

Well, that explains the deafening silence from President Obama.

All these months, it turns out, it was his right-hand hatchet gal and exposed serial prevaricator Susan Rice who was behind the scenes in his administration working all the levers of the most powerful espionage machine on planet Earth to spy on Mr. Obama’s political enemies.

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April 5, 2017

The Northwestern University Rape Outbreak That Wasn't By Michelle Malkin

Campus feminists whipped up a Category-5 frenzy over sexual assault allegations at a Northwestern University fraternity in February. But last week, the school's Vice President for Student Affairs Patricia Telles-Irvin was forced to muster up her best impression of "Saturday Night Live's" classic foot-in-mouther, Emily Litella.