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April 11, 2025

52% Disapprove of Trump’s Tariff Policy

President Donald Trump’s tariff policy isn’t popular with voters, many of whom fear it will lead the economy into recession.

April 11, 2025

Will Trump's Tariffs Move Us Back to the Constitutional Order? By Michael Barone

   It has been hard this past week, of tariffs applied worldwide on April 2 to tariffs suspended except for China on April 9, to avoid reflecting on how much trouble could have been avoided if economists, instead of talking about countries' trade surpluses and trade deficits, had devised different words -- say, "buyer-dominant" countries and "seller-dominant" countries.

April 10, 2025

Department of Education: 51% Say Shut It Down

A narrow majority of voters approve of President Donald Trump’s recent executive order to begin shutting down the federal Department of Education. 

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April 10, 2025

The House: Democrats Favored on What Starts as a Small Battlefield By Kyle Kondik

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— History suggested Democrats would be favored to flip the House in 2026 as soon as Donald Trump clinched the presidency in 2024.

— Little that’s happened over the last several months calls into question that initial, gut-level assessment. Democrats should flip the House next year, and we favor them to do so. Republicans do have a couple of factors working in their favor, though, that could help them as they seek to defy history.

— Our initial House ratings reflect a small House map, with Democrats narrowly ahead 209-207 in the seats that at least lean to one party or the other, with 19 Toss-ups.

April 9, 2025

Tax Time: Many Pushing April 15 Deadline

Less than a week before the Internal Revenue Service deadline, more than a third of Americans haven’t filed their income taxes yet.

April 9, 2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s Favorability at 45%

Nearly three months into his tenure, Secretary of State Marco Rubio maintains a favorable rating from a plurality of voters. 

April 9, 2025

Political Money-Grab By John Stossel

   Did you bet on March Madness?

April 9, 2025

Big, Beautiful Tax Cuts Should Offset Any Tariff Increases By Stephen Moore

   President Donald Trump has predicted that his tariffs could raise as much as $6 trillion over the next decade in federal tax collections. These include up to 104% tariffs on China, plus the combination of reciprocal tariffs -- we charge them whatever they charge us. Also, don't forget the protectionist tariffs on steel, aluminum, autos, lumber, etc.

April 8, 2025

Tariffs Are a Reason to Cut Taxes and Red Tape By Daniel McCarthy

   If there's one thing supporters and opponents of President Donald Trump's tariffs should agree on, it's the need to unchain prosperity at home while international trade is in flux.

April 8, 2025

Tariffs: Voters Favor Protecting U.S. Business

Even as President Donald Trump’s tariff policy sparks controversy, the underlying goal – protecting American manufacturing – is a big winner with voters. 

April 7, 2025

‘Signal-Gate’? 48% See Serious Scandal

Nearly half of voters say the accidental leak of top Trump administration figures discussing military plans on the Signal messaging app is a serious scandal.. 

April 7, 2025

45% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-five percent (45%) 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, 2025.

 

 

April 5, 2025

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 5, 2025

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

April 4, 2025

Rasmussen Real Unemployment Rate: Up Slightly

National unemployment was 8.6% in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Real Unemployment update, it went up almost a point from 8.2% last month and double the 4.6% rate officially reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics today. 

April 4, 2025

Stephen A. Smith For President? ESPN Commentator’s Numbers for 2028 Don’t Look Bad

Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith could potentially be a real contender as a presidential candidate for Democrats in 2028.

April 4, 2025

Trump Seems Bent on Political Self-Harm By Michael Barone

        Is President Donald Trump bent on political self-harm? It often seems that way. His overall job approval rating still hovers within a point or two of the 50% popular vote he received last November. But he is losing support on the economy and inflation, the No. 1 issue last year, while his overwhelming success in reducing illegal immigration has reduced the salience of what was the No. 2 issue.

April 3, 2025

49% View J.D. Vance Favorably

Voters like J.D. Vance more than they liked his predecessor as Vice President of the United States. 

April 3, 2025

Time for Trump’s 3-Month Job Review By Brian C. Joondeph

President Donald Trump is 75 days into his second term, not yet three months. Many companies place new hires on probationary status for their first three months, during which a review is conducted to ensure that both the employee and employer are satisfied and ready to continue their working relationship.

April 2, 2025

Lawn Gone Liberty: The Update By John Stossel

It's finally spring.

April 2, 2025

Why Democrats Hate DOGE and Love Waste By Stephen Moore

If you haven't watched the Bret Baier interviews on Fox News with Elon Musk and the other executives who have given their time and expertise to exposing the rampant fraud and inefficiency of our federal government, I urge you to do so.