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July 15, 2025

Epstein Files: 56% Reject Recent FBI Report

A majority of voters aren’t buying the recent findings of a Department of Justice/FBI investigation into the case of high-profile sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. 

July 15, 2025

What Trump Knows About Superman By Daniel McCarthy

   The new "Superman" movie isn't an attack on Donald Trump's immigration policies, but it shows how alienated from America many liberals in Hollywood and politics now feel.

July 15, 2025

Trump Should Index the Capital Gains Tax for Inflation By Stephen Moore

   President Donald Trump should follow up on his historic "big, beautiful" tax bill with an extra booster shot for the economy by immediately indexing the capital gains taxes for inflation.

July 14, 2025

Rasmussen Real Unemployment Rate: Continues Up Slightly

National unemployment was 8.5% in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Real Unemployment update, up nearly a half point from 8.1% last month and significantly more than the 4.2% rate officially reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics today. 

July 14, 2025

Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Hits 4-Year High in July

Economic confidence increased to 115.9 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, more than three points higher than June.

July 14, 2025

Most Democrats Still Believe ‘Russian Collusion’ Helped Trump Win 2016

Despite recent revelations about the corrupt origins of claims that Donald Trump “colluded” with Russia, a majority of Democrats still think it explains how Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in 2016.

July 14, 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 July 10, 2025.

 

July 12, 2025

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 12, 2025

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

July 11, 2025

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Divides Voters

The Trump administration’s plan to detain illegal immigrants at a site in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” is popular with Republican voters, but not so much with others.

July 10, 2025

Trump’s Decision to Bomb Iranian Nuclear Sites Has Majority Approval

A majority of voters believe President Donald Trump made the right call last month in ordering military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, but most Democrats think otherwise.

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July 10, 2025

Nebraska Senate: Osborn launches second run By J. Miles Coleman

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— In Nebraska, Dan Osborn, an independent candidate who held Sen. Deb Fischer (R) to a single-digit win last year, announced he’d challenge Sen. Pete Ricketts (R).

— Though Ricketts should be more formidable than Fischer, Osborn is still a credible challenger, so we are moving the race from Safe Republican to Likely Republican.

— We are also rating an imminent special election in TN-7 as Likely Republican. Republicans are still clearly favored to hold it but the dynamics of recent low-turnout special elections could make it more competitive than one might otherwise think.

— There will be a trio of special elections in some deep blue districts later this year. While Democrats are heavy favorites to retain them all, AZ-7 could represent an opportunity to see if the GOP’s recent gains with Latinos are sticking.

July 9, 2025

What Would the Founders Think? An Independence Day Reality Check By Brian Joondeph

As we lit sparklers and grilled burgers this Fourth of July, a new Rasmussen Reports poll provided a sobering dose of reality. Only 36% of Americans believe the Founding Fathers would see today’s America as a success. Forty-one percent (41%) think they’d view it as a failure, and the rest aren’t sure.

July 9, 2025

‘Big Beautiful Bill’: 49% of Voters Approve

Nearly half of voters approve of President Donald Trump’s signature “Big Beautiful Bill,” but many aren’t sure about its effect on federal taxes and spending.

July 9, 2025

Labor Unions Kill Jobs By John Stossel

Progressives love unions.

July 8, 2025

A Big Beautiful Test of GOP Principles and Discipline By Daniel McCarthy

The Big Beautiful Bill -- a massive package of tax relief, more funding for immigration enforcement, and savings from entitlement reforms -- is now law, and it's a triumph not only for President Donald Trump but for the whole Republican Party.

July 8, 2025

The Biggest Conservative Victory in 30 Years By Stephen Moore

Everyone knows that the "big, beautiful" tax bill signed into law on the Fourth of July lowers tax burdens for families and businesses. It also averts a $4 trillion tax increase starting next year. That's enough reason to heartily celebrate.

July 8, 2025

Housing Market Confidence Slips

Fewer homeowners are now optimistic about the resale value of their homes.

July 8, 2025

Supreme Court Decision on Lower Court Injunctions Wins Majority Approval

Half of voters approve of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that limits lower courts from blocking federal policy, although most Democrats don’t like it.

July 7, 2025

76% Concerned Israel-Iran War Could Raise Terrorism Threat

Most voters still see domestic terrorism as a greater threat than foreign terrorism, but worry the threat is higher after the Israel-Iran war.

July 7, 2025

44% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-four percent (44%) 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 2, 2025.