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June 5, 2019

From Convicted Murderer to Exoneree to Law Grad By Michelle Malkin

What would you do if you were falsely accused and convicted of a brutal rape and murder you didn't commit?

How would you handle a violent maximum-security prison, sentenced 16 years to life, at age 17?

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June 5, 2019

Paid Time Off By John Stossel

Both Republican and Democratic politicians want government to "do more" to give parents paid time off.

June 4, 2019

Most Oppose Transgender Athletes on Opposite Sex Teams

Critics worry that transgender biological males who identify as women will radically transform women’s sports. Most Americans oppose letting these transgender athletes play on women’s teams, even as House Democrats want to make transgender participation federal law.

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June 4, 2019

Are Men Becoming Economically Expendable? By Stephen Moore

Almost all of the economic discussion of late has been on the "wage gap" between men and women. A case in point: California Sen. Kamala Harris wants to create a federal bureaucracy that will ensure the government has more influence over workers' pay than workers and employers themselves. This will open up a Pandora's box for trial lawyers as employers find themselves deluged with lawsuits over pay "gaps" real and imagined.

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June 4, 2019

Do Trump's Hawks Speak for Trump? By Patrick J. Buchanan

For a president who won his office by denouncing the Middle East wars into which George W. Bush and Barack Obama plunged the nation, Donald Trump has assembled the most unabashedly hawkish conclave of foreign policy advisers in memory. And he himself seems to concede the point.

June 3, 2019

40% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty percent (40%) 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 May 30.

June 3, 2019

Trump vs. Mueller, and The Winner Is …

Democrats are hoping to find something in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report that will help them impeach President Trump, but maybe their best bet is to make Mueller the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee.

June 1, 2019

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 1, 2019

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

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May 31, 2019

For Democrats, Biden’s Still The One

Vice President Joe Biden continues to lead the other prominent hopefuls for next year’s Democratic presidential nomination, while Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders remains a distant second.

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May 31, 2019

Sometimes Parties Have to Change to Thrive -- or Even Survive By Michael Barone

Political parties generally go unappreciated, even among those inclined to celebrate representative democracy. The Founding Fathers famously didn't like them yet found themselves forming them, not long after the First Congress assembled.

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May 31, 2019

What a Hash Mueller Made of It By Patrick J. Buchanan

What is it about special counsel Robert Mueller that he cannot say clearly and concisely what he means?

May 30, 2019

Voters See Judges as Political But Hold the Criticism

Voters still regard most judges as political animals but think it is wrong for politicians to single certain judges out for criticism.

May 30, 2019

Most Doubt the Skills of New High School Graduates

As another school year comes to a close, voters continue to question the abilities of the students U.S. schools graduate.

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May 30, 2019

House 2020: Incumbents Hardly Ever Lose Primaries By Kyle Kondik

A week before Rep. Joe Crowley decisively lost his primary last year, I tweeted about Crowley’s potential vulnerability, with the caveat that “I have little idea if Rep. Joe Crowley (D, NY-14) is actually seriously threatened by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in his primary next week.” A member of Crowley’s staff sent me an email that quoted this question I raised and said, “He's not. Not at all.”

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May 29, 2019

Revoke Ilhan Omar's Marriage Fraud Immunity Card By Michelle Malkin

If you are not a member of the Democrats' protected class of bitter loudmouths who hate America, you can be investigated and prosecuted for marriage fraud. The headlines have been filled with recent crackdowns.

May 29, 2019

Even Democrats Like Trump’s Plan to Put Costs in TV Drug Ads

Americans strongly support President Trump’s plan to require TV ads to list drug prices, and most think it’s likely to force down costs.

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May 29, 2019

Is the Liberal Hour Ending in the West? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Hillary Clinton called them "the deplorables." Barack Obama called them losers who "cling" to their Bibles, bigotries and guns.

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May 29, 2019

'Victims' Dictate By John Stossel

"I don't feel safe," says a Harvard student in a video.

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May 29, 2019

The Fed Hurts Farmers More Than China Does By Stephen Moore

There's no question that many farmers are struggling this year with incomes down and bankruptcies up. Though some of the more dire reports on the farm sector recorded in the media are exaggerated, what is indisputable is that prices for major commodities such as corn are on a downward trend and are significantly lower than they were less than a decade ago, when prices were at or near record highs.

May 28, 2019

Most Don’t Trust Government Spending, Want It Smaller

While Democratic presidential hopefuls attempt to outbid each other by offering more government freebies, most voters still call for smaller, cheaper government and don’t trust the feds with their money.