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January 28, 2025

Presidential Pardons Controversial for Both Biden, Trump

Both the last-minute pardons former President Joe Biden gave his family members and the pardons President Donald Trump gave to J6 rioters are unpopular with a majority of voters.  

January 28, 2025

A Smart Way to Pay for the Trump Tax Cut: Auction Federal Assets By Stephen Moore

The federal government owns multiple trillions of dollars of federal assets -- from land, to buildings, to patent rights, to mineral rights, to immigrant visas, to oil fields to trucks and trains and unused office furniture equipment.

January 28, 2025

The Pro-Life Federalism of Trump and Vance By Daniel McCarthy

Reports of the pro-life movement's death have been greatly exaggerated.

January 27, 2025

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 January 23, 2025.

January 27, 2025

America’s ‘Golden Age’: 52% Agree With Trump

A majority of voters agree with President Donald Trump’s declaration in his inauguration address that “the golden age of America begins right now.”  

January 25, 2025

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 25, 2025

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

January 24, 2025

45% View China as Enemy of U.S.

Voters are now much more suspicious of China than they were when President Donald Trump took office for his first term.

January 24, 2025

Is Donald Trump the Second Coming of Andrew Jackson? By Michael Barone

The portrait of Andrew Jackson has returned to the wall of the Oval Office, put up in time to greet President Donald Trump as he entered for the first time as the 47th president.

January 23, 2025

Winter Weather Worse? 64% Blame Climate Change

What used to be called “global warming” has been renamed climate change, and nearly two-thirds of Americans suspect it’s making winter worse.

January 23, 2025

Middle East: 48% Expect Better Policy From Trump

Most voters have a low opinion of Joe Biden’s handling of Israel and the Middle East, and nearly half think President Donald Trump will do better.

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January 23, 2025

How Donald Trump Changed Pennsylvania’s Electorate: Tracking Voter Registration Trends Over the Past Decade By Nick Field

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— Pennsylvania changed in the Trump era from being a somewhat Democratic-leaning state to a top presidential battleground, voting for the winning candidate in all 3 of Donald Trump’s elections.

— One indicator of the GOP’s growth in the state is changing voter registration patterns, as Republicans have drastically reduced the Democrats’ voter registration edge in the state in the Trump era.

— All but 3 of the state’s 67 counties have seen the Republicans net registered voters since 2015.

January 22, 2025

The End of ESG By John Stossel

"Sustainability" investments became popular a few years back.
So-called experts said companies shouldn't just focus on profit. They should put more effort into being "nice."
Funds pushing ESG (environmental, social and governance) were all the rage.

January 22, 2025

73% Still Expect Confirmation for All Trump’s Cabinet Picks

Some of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet appointees have faced sharp questioning in Senate hearings, but nearly three-quarters of voters think they’ll all get confirmed eventually.

January 21, 2025

Mixed Reaction to Facebook Ending DEI Programs

The owner of Facebook has announced it will eliminate its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs, and less than a third of Americans think the company will be worse without DEI.

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January 21, 2025

Trump Inaugurates a New Era By Daniel McCarthy

Breathtaking: There's no other word for the sheer ambition and scope of Donald Trump's second inaugural address.

January 21, 2025

Biden’s Legacy: Divided Nation, Damaged Party

Joe Biden campaigned for president on a promise to unite Americans, but he leaves office with most voters saying he failed – and hurt his own party in the process.

January 20, 2025

31% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-one percent (31%) 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 January 16, 2025.

January 20, 2025

71% Approve of Bible in Inauguration Ceremony

Donald Trump will be sworn in today with his hand on the Bible – actually two Bibles – and voters strongly support this inauguration tradition.

January 20, 2025

Biden Presidential Tracking Poll

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows...

January 18, 2025

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 18, 2025

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