Most Americans continue to favor a smaller, more hands-off government than a larger, more hands-on one. But while voters think Republicans share their beliefs, they see Democrats as preferring the opposite.
Two hundred thousand new jobs were added in August as the U.S. economy continues to grow at a record pace, but the Washington press corps continues to fixate on trivia. It’s another week in America.
Imagine a store that makes its customers miserable. The interior is ugly and uncomfortable. The staff members range from indifferent and slow to rude and incompetent. You pay sky-high prices for inferior goods. Often you pay full price yet leave the place empty-handed.
Voters agree with President Trump that the country needs to “drain the swamp” of the political establishment, but they’re not optimistic he’ll get the job done because of resistance from most politicians.
The campaign to overturn the 2016 election and bring down President Trump shifted into high gear this week.
Consumer confidence appears to have plateaued, but it remains at record highs.
The highlight, at least for some television watchers, of the first day of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, came when the young woman seated directly behind the nominee rested her right hand on her opposite elbow and pressed her index fingertip against her thumb, forming a kind of circle or OK sign.
With all the latest calls to boycott everything from Nike to In-N-Out Burger to the New Yorker, voters draw the line at government interference in the marketplace.
The Roman Catholic Church has been making headlines recently for all the wrong reasons. Most Americans – including Catholics -- think the church has no one to blame but itself.
"It is time for this war in Afghanistan to end," said Gen. John Nicholson in Kabul on his retirement Sunday after a fourth tour of duty and 31 months as commander of U.S. and NATO forces.
Election season is upon us again, two years after one of the wildest roller coaster political campaigns in recent memory. This time it’s Congress on the ballot, not Donald Trump versus Hillary Clinton. Yet President Trump is still on the ballot – his agenda, his policies, his future.
Nike, the New Yorker and west coast burger chain In-N-Out are the latest recipients of calls to boycott from members of various political parties. But while just one-in-three have participated in politically-spurred boycotts, many think they’re effective.
GOP maintains edge in race for upper chamber, but Democratic path to majority remains open.
Voters trust the Supreme Court much more than the other branches of the federal government these days, and they think the high court does a good job regulating what the feds can and cannot do.
Democrats insist the fight against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is based on the issues, but Republicans and independent voters think it’s chiefly about politics.
Question: What is more cringe-inducing than a celebrity funeral?
Answer: Two back-to-back celebrity funerals.
Democrats maintain their lead over Republicans on this week's Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot.
Some people are very angry about President Trump's new Supreme Court pick.
Love him or hate him, you've got to hand it to Donald Trump. His trade and tariff strategy -- risky as it is -- seems to be working. The master negotiator is hammering out agreements -- first with the Europeans and now with Mexico -- that are better deals for American firms and workers.
Most voters think President Donald Trump’s newest nomination for the U.S. Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, will be confirmed. But they’re not as confident as they have been with previous selections.
