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March 24, 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 March 20, 2025.

March 22, 2025

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 22, 2025

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

March 21, 2025

GOP Viewed More Favorably Than Democrats

By a six-point margin, voters have a more favorable opinion of Republicans than they do of Democrats – in part because many Democratic voters are disaffected with their own party.

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March 20, 2025

Notes on the State of Politics: New Hampshire Senate and Change in Virginia By J. Miles Coleman

Notes on the State of Politics: New Hampshire Senate and Change in Virginia

March 20, 2025

Spring Arrives, and Americans Are Happy About It

Even as parts of the Midwest still face freezing temperatures, today is officially the first day of spring, and most Americans are glad it’s finally here.

March 20, 2025

Mahmoud Khalil Case Exposes Partisan Divide

The Trump administration’s attempt to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a student from Syria who led anti-Israel protests at Columbia University, has sparked widely diverging reactions among Democrats and Republicans.

March 19, 2025

The Good, the Bad, the Undocumented By John Stossel

President Donald Trump is deporting immigrants -- 11,000 last month.

March 19, 2025

Most Voters OK With Tesla Protests, But Vandalism? Nope

A majority of voters reject the wave of vandalism that has emerged since President Donald Trump appointed Tesla CEO Elon Musk to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

March 18, 2025

Inflation: Most Still See High Grocery Prices

A majority of Americans report higher food costs, and inflation continues to impact the nation’s eating habits.

March 18, 2025

The FDA Can Save Lives by Keeping Copycat Drugs Off the Market By Stephen Moore

For decades, the United States has led the world in pharmaceutical innovation -- developing drugs that combat cancer, heart disease, AIDS, diabetes and other killer diseases. One recent study found that "in health-sciences output in the Nature Index, the United States' Share is almost 8,500, higher than the next 10 leading countries combined."

March 18, 2025

NATO: Most Voters Still Value Alliance

A majority of American voters maintain a positive view of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as President Donald Trump pressures Europe to increase their military contributions to the alliance.

March 18, 2025

The Democrats' Civil War By Daniel McCarthy

Chuck Schumer is running scared from his own party.

March 18, 2025

What if President Autopen’s Signatures were Written in Disappearing Ink? By Brian C. Joondeph

An autopen, as described by Wikipedia, is a device designed to automatically reproduce signatures. It is commonly used by celebrities to sign numerous autographs. Presidents have utilized autopens since the era of Harry Truman, with Gerald Ford being the first to openly acknowledge their use.

March 17, 2025

47% Wearing Green for St. Patrick’s Day

Today is St. Patrick’s Day and nearly half of Americans will participate in the annual celebration of Irish heritage.

March 17, 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 March 13, 2025.

March 15, 2025

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 15, 2025

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

March 14, 2025

Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Slips in March

Economic confidence deccreased to 107.2 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, more than four points lower than February.

March 14, 2025

Trump Speech Scores Higher Than Democrat Reaction

President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress last week, and his speech was significantly more popular with voters than the way Democrats reacted.

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March 14, 2025

Tariffs Based on Tendentious History Could Be Political Malpractice By Michael Barone

   Will the second Trump administration come undone by an economic policy based on what the British military historian Lawrence Freedman, describing Vladimir Putin's rationale for invading Ukraine, calls "tendentious history"?