Last August, Nicholas George, 22, was getting ready to fly from Pennsylvania to Pomona College in Claremont, Calif., when TSA agents found Arabic-English flash cards in his pocket -- the 200 cards included such words as "bomb" and "explosive" -- two stereo speakers in his carry-on bag, a Jordanian student ID card and a passport that showed he had visited Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Sudan.
“A plague on both your houses,” Shakespeare famously wrote in “Romeo and Juliet.” That seems to be the primary message voters are sending these days.
The disconnect between Washington and the rest of the country has never been greater. Why can't the political class in the District of Columbia produce a fiscal product that voters, taxpayers and investors are willing to consume?
February 14 is upon us, and this Valentine's Day 67% want to celebrate by having dinner with someone special.
Incumbent Republican David Vitter has an even more commanding lead this month over his top Democratic challenger in Louisiana's race for the U.S. Senate.
Some critics have complained that the federal government is pursuing Toyota for its safety problems more aggressively than usual in order to help government-owned General Motors sell more cars.
North Dakota may be shaping up to be dangerous territory for the state’s other longtime Democratic incumbent, too.
Popular Republican Governor John Hoeven crushes his two likeliest Democratic rivals thus far in North Dakota’s race for the U.S. Senate.
At least it's on a Sunday. Friday and Saturday are the worst.
Second only to New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day is a surefire downer for those of us who find ourselves alone on a day when it seems that everyone else is happily in love. Of course, it's all silliness. Compared to cancer and earthquakes, compared to not having a job or a place to live, who cares about silly red hearts full of chocolates, or frilly cards and bouquets? Let Hallmark have its day. Let the florists' registers ring. Why should the rest of us care?
Michigan is home to the Big Three U.S. automakers: General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. The latest Rasmussen telephone survey in the state finds that Michigan voters have the most favorable opinion of Ford, the only one of the Big Three who didn't receive federal bailout help to stay in business.
Little has changed this month in Missouri's race for the seat being vacated by retiring Republican Senator Kit Bond.
Had George Washington joined me outside a Chili's at Chicago's O'Hare Airport recently, he would have shuddered at the sight.
State Attorney General Tom Corbett continues to hold big leads over three potential Democratic rivals in this year’s race for governor in Pennsylvania.
President Obama this week called for a televised bipartisan summit to get his health care reform plan back on track, but 61% of U.S. voters say Congress should scrap that plan and start all over again.
Former state Attorney General Kelly Ayotte remains the strongest Republican running against Democratic Congressman Paul Hodes in New Hampshire’s race for the U.S. Senate, but the numbers have changed very little over the past few months.
How could such smart people do so many stupid things? That question, or variations on it, is being asked in Washington and around the country about the Obama administration.
The race to replace Michigan’s term-limited Governor Jennifer Granholm is wide-open, with the top Republican candidates having an early edge over their likeliest Democratic rivals.
While many voters for now at least seem to be punishing incumbent Democrats for the country’s continuing economic problems, most still blame President Bush for getting us in the mess to begin with.
Thirty percent (30%) of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
