Voters are increasingly divided over the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court since President Trump announced him as his choice to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. Forty-five percent would confirm Kavanaugh, while 46 percent oppose him, according to the latest Fox News poll. … Opinion of the GOP […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Democrats maintain lead in race for House
Democrats are in a strong position for the midterms, according to the latest Fox News poll. Several findings point to the potential for a blue map in November: President Trump’s job rating remains underwater. Republicans alone say the economy is in positive shape. The GOP tax law is less popular […] Read more »
Top Congressional Leaders Viewed Negatively on Balance
Americans view each of the top four U.S. congressional leaders more negatively than positively as the midterm election draws near and the public’s opinion of Congress as a whole remains mired in long-term low approval ratings. CONT. Megan Brenan, Gallup Read more »
Trump’s war of attrition against Mueller bears fruit among Republicans
President Trump is waging a war of attrition against special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation. If his goal is to poison the reception to whatever Mueller’s findings turn out to be, as seems evident from what he and his allies have done, he is making progress. The slow but […] Read more »
How Paul Ryan lost the Republican Party
Two years ago, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan was the Republican Party’s indispensable man, uniting the party’s unruly congressional caucus behind an agenda of cutting taxes and shrinking the welfare state. Now Ryan (Wis.) is retiring to spend more time with his teenage children. What happened? Ryan’s speakership began with […] Read more »
The next House speaker should prepare to be unpopular. Just ask Paul Ryan.
We don’t yet know who will replace retiring Paul Ryan as House speaker or when. What we can say, though, is that whoever wants the job should be prepared to see his or her popularity tank. The American public has a tendency to turn on whomever is elected to the […] Read more »