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September 29, 2025

‘Fascism’? Many Blame Trump Threats for Jimmy Kimmel Suspension

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is back on TV now, but many voters blame his four-night suspension on threats from President Donald Trump’s administration.

September 29, 2025

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 September 25, 2025.

September 27, 2025

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 27, 2025

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

September 26, 2025

Most Still Don’t See Marijuana as Dangerous

A majority of Americans don’t think it’s dangerous to use marijuana, despite recent research findings on the subject.

September 26, 2025

Democratic Party Isolation Is Getting Worse By Michael Barone

        We Americans, it seems, continue to live in two separate countries. Consider two items in the news this week and the inconsistent responses they evoked.

September 26, 2025

Vance Remains Popular

A majority of voters have a favorable opinion of Vice President J.D. Vance, and consider him qualified to assume presidential duties if needed.

September 25, 2025

Trump Raises Concerns About Tylenol Use in Pregnancy – Harvard Research Suggests He’s Right By Brian C. Joondeph

When Donald Trump raises a public health concern, the political reaction often focuses more on him than on the science. If Trump declared that drinking gasoline was dangerous, you can bet a TikTok brigade of Trump-hating liberals would be chugging unleaded gas on camera to “own the Orange Man.”

September 25, 2025

38% Would Blame Democrats for Shutdown

Just a week before the deadline for Congress to pass a spending bill to keep the federal government running, Democrats stand to be the leading scapegoat for a possible shutdown.

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September 25, 2025

Getting Back to the Senate: Defeated Senators Who’ve Returned to Office By J. Miles Coleman

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— Several defeated senators are currently running or considering runs for Senate in 2026.

— In the postwar era, about 220 sitting senators have lost their seats in general elections or primaries, and most do not try to reenter electoral politics.

— Still, almost 30 defeated senators have tried to return to the chamber, although only six have been successful since 1946.

September 24, 2025

Fall Is Here and 51% Are Happy About It

The beginning of fall this week has most Americans in a better mood.

September 24, 2025

FBI Director Remains Popular With Republicans

Eight months into his tenure as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kash Patel’s favorability has declined slightly, although most Republicans still like him.

September 24, 2025

A Billion Views! By John Stossel

        Eight years ago, I left network TV behind.

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September 24, 2025

This November’s Statewide Ballot Issues: California’s Redistricting Fight Looms Large By Louis Jacobson

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— Odd-numbered years typically have far fewer statewide ballot measures than even-numbered years do. But voters in several states will be weighing in on a few notable ballot measures this November.

— The highest profile measure is in California, where Gov. Gavin Newsom and his fellow Democrats in the legislature are asking voters to green-light a mid-decade redistricting in response to the one Republicans in Texas just completed.

— Voters in Colorado, Maine, Texas, and Washington state will also decide on notable ballot measures in November.

September 23, 2025

60% View Domestic Terrorism as Greater Threat

Domestic terrorism is more of a concern than foreign terrorism, most voters say, and a plurality see far-right extremists as a bigger threat than the far left.

September 23, 2025

The Case Against Jerome Powell By Stephen Moore

   It's hard to believe that a couple years ago Time magazine considered naming Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell as their Person of the Year. He may well have won, if it hadn't been for someone named Taylor Swift.

September 23, 2025

The Left's Triple Threat to Free Speech By Daniel McCarthy

   Jimmy Kimmel's return to the nation's airwaves is proof of just how unseriously left-wing violence is taken by the liberal media.

September 22, 2025

Voters Oppose Explicit Books in Public Schools

An overwhelming majority of voters continue to oppose sexually explicit books in public school libraries, and believe schools have an obligation to inform parents what their children are being taught.

September 22, 2025

U.S. Economy Seen as More Fair Now

More voters now see the American economy as fair, including more who see it as fair to women and minorities.

September 22, 2025

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 September 18, 2025.

September 20, 2025

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 20, 2025

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