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May 8, 2019

Independent Journalists By John Stossel

"I'm not going to let them bully me out of reporting," said Tim Pool after recording an Antifa protest where angry activists cursed at him. There might have been violence, but Antifa's "de-escalation team" protected him, he says.

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May 8, 2019

Keeping Fake Illegal Alien Families Together By Michelle Malkin

Who remembers the hysterical sound and fury of open borders leftists last summer over President Donald Trump's detention and enforcement policies at our besieged southern border?

May 7, 2019

Most Still Oppose Benefits, Legal Rights for Illegal Immigrants

Voters continue to strongly oppose government benefits and constitutional legal rights for those here illegally and think the availability of those things is a magnet for further illegal immigration.

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May 7, 2019

Let the Sunshine in at the Federal Reserve By Stephen Moore

I'm disappointed I had to withdraw from the nomination to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board because I do believe the Fed needs to change the way it operates. In the last month, I started investigating how it makes its decisions, which have such a dramatic impact on jobs, wages, interest rates and the overall well-being of the country. How does the Fed make its monetary policy decisions on setting interest rates, buying bonds and regulating our financial institutions?

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May 7, 2019

Is Bolton Steering Trump Into War with Iran? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Last week, it was Venezuela in America's gun sights.

May 6, 2019

42% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-two percent (42%) 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 2.

May 6, 2019

Voters Oppose ‘Unlikely’ Impeachments of Trump, Barr, Kavanaugh

Congressional Democrats seem to be in an impeaching mood these days, but voters think their threats against President Trump, Attorney General William Barr and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh are going nowhere.

May 4, 2019

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 4, 2019

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

May 3, 2019

Voters Say Trump’s Impeachment, Removal from Office Bad for Economy

Democrats remain convinced that President Obama is largely responsible for the economic boom that followed Donald Trump’s election, but voters in general agree that Trump’s impeachment would be bad news for the U.S. economy.

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May 3, 2019

Will Joe Biden's Long Career Help or Hurt? By Michael Barone

Joe Biden has been around a long time. He was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1972, at age 29 (he reached the Constitution's required age of 30 before taking office in January 1973). No one in the current Senate was there then; the current senior-most House member only arrived there after a special election two months later. Few other Americans have had such long-lasting prominent political careers: John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay in the 19th century, arguably; Claude Pepper and Strom Thurmond in the 20th.

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May 3, 2019

Let Venezuela Decide Its Own Destiny By Patrick J. Buchanan

"Who would be free themselves must strike the blow...

May 2, 2019

Trump’s Monthly Approval Hits Highest Level in Over Two Years

When tracking President Trump’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results for Trump’s presidency can be seen in the graphics below.

May 2, 2019

Voters See Need for Trump’s Asylum Crackdown

President Trump has announced that he is tightening up the process for foreigners seeking asylum in the United States to shift resources to the borders. Voters agree the asylum process needs work and that the borders need help.

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May 2, 2019

Assessing Electability: Like Nailing Jell-O To A Wall By Kyle Kondik

Democrats are trying to figure out who is the best to beat Trump. It’s a difficult task.

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— Trump’s victory in 2016 presents a great counter-argument to the idea that campaign professionals and pundits can confidently determine in advance who is electable to the presidency and who is not.

— Many presidents beyond Trump have seemed unelectable at various points of their ultimately successful campaigns.

— As Democrats consider who has the best chance against Trump, they will have to sort through different kinds of electability arguments, any one of which may be right (or wrong), and only one of which will actually be tested.

May 1, 2019

Most See Job Opportunity, More Pay in Current Economy

Most Americans remain confident about their ability to get a job and get ahead in the current economy. Most working adults expect a raise, too.

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May 1, 2019

The Bidens: They're Still Not Like Us By Michelle Malkin

Now that Creepy Joe Biden thinks he has put to rest all the cringy questions about his grabby hands, he has reverted to one of his old-time shticks: middle-class Joe. Champion of the masses. Hero of the hoi polloi. A six-term U.S. senator and two-term vice president, which equates to 44 back-slapping, log-rolling, favor-trading years in Washington, this decrepit Beltway swamp-dweller wants flyover Americans to believe that he's really just like you and me.

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May 1, 2019

A Lie, a Myth and a Question By John Stossel

Socialists like Bernie Sanders tell us that "the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer."

April 30, 2019

For First Time in Years, Most Feel America’s Best Days Lie Ahead

Americans are feeling better about the future than they have in over 12 years of regular surveying.

April 30, 2019

Hillary Misses Her Presidency More Than Voters Do

Hillary Clinton’s back in the news, claiming once again that she was robbed in the 2016 election and that President Trump should be impeached. But voters don’t see a Hillary Clinton presidency as a better deal for them.

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April 30, 2019

Biden Plays the Race Card By Patrick J. Buchanan

As he debated with himself whether to enter the race for the 2020 Democratic nomination, Joe Biden knew he had a problem.

As a senator from Delaware in the '70s, he had bashed busing to achieve racial balance in public schools as stupid and racist.