If the Data Are Reassuring, Show Us the Data By Brian C. Joondeph, M.D.
Nearly five years after COVID upended the world, one fact has become impossible to ignore: Americans no longer trust their public health institutions.
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July 16, 2026
July 16, 2026
Gas Prices Big Concern as Iran War Resumes
Worries about higher gasoline prices have returned after President Donald Trump ordered new military attacks on Iran.
July 16, 2026
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows...
July 16, 2026
Decade-Plus Winning Streaks Could be at Risk in the 2026 Midterms By Louis Jacobson
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— The 2026 election might spell the end of a number of long-running partisan winning streaks in races for senator and governor.
— Given what is likely to be a blue midterm environment, more longstanding Republican winning streaks are at risk this year, though a few Democratic ones could be as well.
— We look at competitive or potentially competitive races this year where a winning streak has lasted at least a decade. Each of the ones we explore began before the arrival of Donald Trump as a presidential candidate.
July 15, 2026
66% Blame Climate Change for Summer Heat
More than half of Americans say this summer is hotter than usual, and two-thirds suspect climate change is to blame for worse summer weather.
July 15, 2026
Support for E-Verify Now at 70%
Most voters want to penalize companies for hiring illegal workers, and support for making the federal electronic E-Verify system mandatory for employers has increased.
July 14, 2026
Move Over, Wall Street -- Here Come the Texas Longhorns By Stephen Moore
The New York Stock Exchange opened its doors over 230 years ago. It has been one of the iconic symbols of America's economic might for more than two centuries.
July 14, 2026
Prescription for a Socialist Workforce By Daniel McCarthy
America has a socialism problem, and it's bigger than most citizens realize.
July 14, 2026
Immigration From India Not a Big Concern for Most
A majority of voters aren’t concerned about immigration from India, despite complaints about tech-sector job discrimination favoring foreign workers.
July 13, 2026
39% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-nine percent (39%) 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 9, 2026.
July 13, 2026
39% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-nine percent (39%) 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 9, 2026.
July 13, 2026
America the Exceptional: Trump’s Words Resonate
The patriotic message of a Fourth of July speech by President Donald Trump wins widespread agreement from voters.
July 11, 2026
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
July 11, 2026
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 11, 2026
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
July 10, 2026
50% Worried About Democratic Socialists
After a wave of victories for avowed socialist candidates in Democratic primaries, half of the electorate is worried about how these candidates will affect Congress.
July 10, 2026
Dropping Candidates Is Getting to Be a Habit -- and It's Not a Sign of Strength By Michael Barone
It's beginning to be a habit. It, in this case, is the messy business of center-left political jettisoning one leader suddenly deemed unelectable and, without resort to the usual rules or democratic procedure, designating a replacement. It's the process that came fairly close to giving Americans President Kamala Harris in 2024.
July 9, 2026
Support for Socialism Still Growing
More than a quarter of American voters now believe socialism is better than capitalism, and this preference is strongest among Democrats.
July 8, 2026
Majority Oppose Limits on Birthright Citizenship
Two-thirds of voters agree that America’s birthright citizenship policies shouldn’t change, siding with the Supreme Court in opposing President Donald Trump’s effort to limit the policy.
