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June 18, 2019

Voters Give a Thumbs Down to California's New Health Care Initiative For Illegal Immigrants

California is set to become the first state to give full health care benefits to young, low-income immigrants living in the United States illegally, but a majority of U.S. voters don't support a similar initiative in their own state.

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June 18, 2019

Without Mining There Is No 'Green Revolution' By Stephen Moore

The recent threats by Beijing to cut off American access to critical mineral imports have many Americans wondering why our politicians have allowed the United States to become so overly dependent on China for these valued resources in the first place.

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June 18, 2019

War With Iran Would Become 'Trump's War' By Patrick J. Buchanan

President Donald Trump cannot want war with Iran.

June 17, 2019

41% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-one percent (41%) 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 June 13.

June 17, 2019

Voters Say Trump Better for Blacks Than Obama, But More Is Needed

With unemployment for black Americans at an historic low, voters continue to believe President Trump has been better for young blacks than President Obama. But voters also still feel the government could do more and don’t think Trump’s rotten relationship with black members of Congress helps.

June 15, 2019

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 15, 2019

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

June 14, 2019

Consumer Spending Update: Americans Slightly Less Confident in Economy, But OK to Keep Spending

The Rasmussen Reports Economic Index dropped to 136.0 in June, down seven points from last month and the lowest finding since February.

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June 14, 2019

The Not-Inevitable Candidate and His Not-Feasible Pet Project By Michael Barone

Will Joe Biden inevitably win the Democratic nomination for president? A month ago, many psephologists thought so, as national polls within two weeks of his April 25 announcement showed the former vice president with 41 percent of Democratic primary votes.

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June 14, 2019

Russiagate Is No Watergate By Patrick J. Buchanan

"History is repeating itself, and with a vengeance," John Dean told the judiciary committee, drawing a parallel between Watergate, which brought down Richard Nixon, and "Russiagate" which has bedeviled Donald Trump.

June 13, 2019

Americans Stress Importance of Two-Parent Homes This Father’s Day

Father’s Day is this Sunday, but most Americans still think two parents are better than one.

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June 13, 2019

SENATE 2020: THE PRIMARY CHALLENGERS By Kyle Kondik

The last time this current crop of senators, Class II, was up for election, in 2014, no senators lost their primaries. This represented a change from the previous two cycles, which featured significant primary upheaval, particularly on the Republican side.

June 12, 2019

Most Oppose Legalizing Prostitution

Several states, most notably Maine and Massachusetts, are flirting with decriminalizing prostitution, but most voters aren’t ready to go there yet.

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June 12, 2019

Biden Joining Dems in Left Field By Betsy McCaughey

Nineteen Democrats running for president took the stage in Iowa on Sunday to woo voters. It was a circus of left-wingers going bonkers for things most Americans don't want. The front-runners back abortion anytime before birth, abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, outlawing gas-burning cars, shutting down fossil fuel industries that employ millions and redistributing wealth. These White House contenders are veering far left, even though polls show half their own party's voters aren't "liberal."

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June 12, 2019

Real X-Men By John Stossel

Soon, some of you will try to make "better babies."

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June 11, 2019

Democrats See Themselves More Like Biden Than AOC

GOP voters strongly choose President Trump over the top Republican in Congress, while Democrats identify with prospective presidential nominee Joe Biden more than with the young firebrand who increasingly seems to be setting the party’s agenda.

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June 11, 2019

Tortured Logic at the Federal Reserve By Stephen Moore

I've been shouting from the rooftops for six months that the Federal Reserve is too tight on money and that this lack of dollar liquidity has cut into growth. So it is somewhat vindicating that Fed Chairman Jerome Powell seems to be finally coming around to that idea. The betting markets are now predicting at least one rate cut this year -- and perhaps two.

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June 11, 2019

Are Abortion & Gay Rights American Values? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"My religion defines who I am. And I've been a practicing Catholic my whole life," said Vice President Joe Biden in 2012. "I accept my church's position on abortion as ... doctrine. Life begins at conception. ... I just refuse to impose that on others."

June 10, 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 June 6.

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June 10, 2019

Voters Are Cooler to America First Than Trump Is

Voters here are more confident these days in the global power of the U.S. president, but they say President Trump pushes America’s interests more than they think is necessary.

June 8, 2019

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 8, 2019

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