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August 6, 2026

55% of Workers Expect Pay Raise

A majority of U.S. workers think they will be making more money next year, and don’t expect that they’ll have to change jobs to do it.

August 6, 2026

46% Want Contempt Charges Against Dr. Fauci

Dr. Anthony Fauci’s refusal to answer a Senate committee’s questions about the COVID-19 pandemic have given rise to accusations of contempt of Congress, and a plurality of voters support the charges.

August 6, 2026

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows...

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August 6, 2026

The Kamala Conundrum: Examining A Potential 2028 Harris Presidential Run By Nick Field

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— While Kamala Harris generally leads 2028 national primary polls, she trails several potential opponents in New Hampshire and has even been behind in her home state of California.

— Although defeated presidential nominees have occasionally won a subsequent nomination, and sometimes even the White House, Harris’s trajectory is more similar to those who eventually gave up their comeback attempt.

— Looming over all of this is the question of whether the Democratic electorate is willing to nominate a woman for a third time in 12 years, as that glass ceiling remains stubbornly unshattered.

August 5, 2026

SAVE Act: 62% Still Want Senate to Pass It

Most voters continue to support the SAVE Act, which would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections, but is currently being blocked in the U.S. Senate. 

August 5, 2026

Climate Crisis By John Stossel

   Just two years ago, the United Nations secretary general announced, "Global warming has ended ... The era of global boiling has arrived!"

August 4, 2026

Just 35% Favor Year-Round Daylight Savings Time

The push to make Daylight Savings Time (DST) all year long is not popular with Americans, and more would rather do away with it altogether. 

August 4, 2026

Five Lessons Learned From the Fauci Fiasco By Stephen Moore

        COVID-19 was a traumatic experience for our families, small businesses, schools and country. Understandably, people don't like thinking or talking about it. But we must. We now know, thanks to Sen. Rand Paul's doggedness and Anthony Fauci's supreme arrogance that he freely expresses in his diary, almost every decision made by the medical industrial complex was exactly the wrong thing to do.

August 4, 2026

Diversity, Equity, and Confabulation By Daniel McCarthy

        If The Onion or Babylon Bee or another satirical publication wanted to spoof the absurdity of DEI -- the ideology of "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" -- they couldn't have invented a character as unbelievable as Jason Arday.

August 4, 2026

Voters Overwhelmingly Reject DSA Policies

Radical policy proposals by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) don’t get much support from voters. Just 19% of Likely U.S. Voters agree with a DSA proposal to abolish prisons “as part of a long-term program.”

August 3, 2026

Trump Approval Remains Steady in July

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...

August 3, 2026

Trump Approval Remains Steady in July

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...

August 3, 2026

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 July 30, 2026.

August 3, 2026

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 July 30, 2026.

August 1, 2026

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 1, 2026

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

August 1, 2026

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

July 31, 2026

America's Peak Socialism -- Abandoned a Century Ago By Michael Barone

        The emergence of the Democratic Socialists of America and their political victories, from New York City across the fruited plains of Michigan and Wisconsin, all the way to Colorado, strikes many as a new thing in U.S. politics.

July 31, 2026

Gas Prices: 51% Paying More Than $4 Per Gallon

Concerns about higher gasoline prices have eased slightly over the past two months, despite uncertainty caused by the conflict with Iran.

July 31, 2026

Most Democrats See Netanyahu as ‘War Criminal’

Zohran Mamdani has called for arresting the prime minister of Israel as a “war criminal,” and a majority of Democrats agree with the New York City mayor.

July 30, 2026

More View America as Fair and Decent

Half of Americans believe they live in a country characterized by fairness and decency, a significant improvement since just after President Donald Trump returned to the White House.