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December 11, 2017

Voters Less Concerned That Providing Citizenship Path Will Lead to More Illegal Immigration

With the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) now a point of contention for Congress, voters have less concern that helping those here illegally become citizens will encourage more illegal immigration...

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December 11, 2017

Democrats’ Chickens Come Home to Roost By Charles Hurt

Behold, Nancy Pelosi, the monster you yourself created.

Sure, Democrats have opened another front on their illusory Republican “War on Women.” But a key constituency of Mrs. Pelosi’s political jalopy is not too happy about how the party got there.

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December 9, 2017

Will President Trump Last Another Year? By Ted Rall

Some political experts doubted that Donald J. Trump would tough it out this long. This, after all, was a very strange man, possibly afflicted by obsessive-compulsive disorder to the point that he even floated the idea of staying in New York.   

December 9, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 9, 2017

The good economic news continues with Friday’s jobs report and the Dow inching ever higher, but President Trump still isn’t getting the credit.

December 8, 2017

Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Continues to Soar

Today’s newly released jobs report, although unchanged from last month, finds the unemployment rate remaining at its lowest level in more than 17 years.

December 8, 2017

For U.S. Voters, Trump’s Jerusalem Decision Is A Close Call

Voters are closely divided over President Trump’s decision to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, but among those who value the Jewish state most as a U.S. ally, the majority thinks it’s a good idea.

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December 8, 2017

Real Target of Republican Tax Bills: Feds, Eds and Meds Bloat By Michael Barone

Are the current Republican tax bills, passed by the House and Senate and being reconciled in conference committee, an attack on "feds, eds and meds"? That's a reference to the government, health care and education jobs that local Democrats in Dayton, Ohio, told Sen. Sherrod Brown have been fueling the area's comeback.

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December 8, 2017

The Nutball the Neocons Wanted in NATO By Patrick J. Buchanan

Even interventionists are regretting some of the wars into which they helped plunge the United States in this century.

December 7, 2017

Most Believe Jesus is the Reason for the Season This Christmas

Even though Santa may get all the attention, Americans still want to keep the Christ in Christmas.

December 7, 2017

One-In-Three Say Political Agenda Driving Russia Probe

As special counsel Robert Mueller continues his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, one-in-three voters believe the probe is fueled by a political agenda.

December 7, 2017

Americans Show Growing Interest in Government Regulation of Internet

The FCC has announced plans to begin rolling back “net neutrality” laws. While Americans still prefer free market competition, they're growing more interested in government control of the world wide web.

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December 7, 2017

Franken Out? How We’d Rate a Minnesota Senate Special By Kyle Kondik

As of Wednesday night, it appeared as though Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) was poised to announce his resignation from the Senate on Thursday morning. Franken has faced several credible accusations of groping women and making unwanted sexual advances, and on Wednesday, the dam finally broke and a slew of his Democratic Senate colleagues began asking for his resignation.

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December 7, 2017

Partisanship in Media Wasn't Started By the Koch Brothers By Luke Phillips

The announcement of Meredith Corporation’s planned acquisition of Time, Inc., which owns TIME magazine, amounts to a Koch Industries-funded takeover that has sent shockwaves through the journalistic world. Many still remember Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ purchase of The Washington Post some time ago. Both acquisitions — happening in an age when corporate mergers and consolidations are take place more often than usual — have prompted debates about objectivity and sponsorship, with many arguing that The Post’s quality has gone down since the Bezos purchase and that TIME’s will certainly do so as well.

December 6, 2017

64% Think Stores Start Christmas Season Too Soon

It appears stores start stocking the shelves with Christmas items and playing holiday songs earlier each year. Most Americans think stores start the Christmas season too early, and believe the holiday is way too commercialized.

December 6, 2017

Voters Reject Steinle Verdict, Favor Punishing ‘Sanctuary’ Lawmakers

Few voters agree with a San Francisco jury’s decision clearing an illegal immigrant repeat criminal of killing 32-year-old Kate Steinle, and there’s sizable support for punishing lawmakers who protect criminal illegals from federal immigration authorities.

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December 6, 2017

I Hate The New York Times By John Stossel

My hometown paper drives me crazy.

I read The New York Times because it often has good coverage. The newspaper pays to send reporters to dangerous places all around the world.

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December 6, 2017

Pyongyang on the Prairie, Part I By Michelle Malkin

A criminal justice system that operates in the dark is arbitrary, unjust and criminal.

December 6, 2017

Most Like Melania Trump, Don't See Her As Policy Player

Despite a Vanity Fair article that claims Melania Trump didn’t want to be first lady, voters generally like her but believe she is less involved in day-to-day business at the White House than her predecessor. As with virtually all things Trump, there is wide partisan disagreement over the first lady, though.

December 5, 2017

Half Anticipate Tax Cuts By Year’s End

The Senate passed the GOP’s tax reform bill in a middle-of-the-night vote over the weekend. Half of voters think it’s likely that Congress will go through with the tax cuts before the end of the year, but they’re torn on whether they will end up cutting taxes too much or not enough.

December 5, 2017

Most Americans Say Return For Journalists Fired Over Sex Assault Allegations Likely

Most Americans think the journalists who’ve lost their jobs over allegations of sexual harassment will bounce back in the near future.