The guilty plea by Donald Trump’s former lawyer to campaign finance and other charges raises serious questions about the president’s own behavior, an overwhelming majority of Americans say in a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll. Nearly two-thirds say the president should voluntarily agree to be interviewed by special counsel Robert […] Read more »
NBC/WSJ poll: Trump approval ‘remarkably stable’ after a stormy week of bad news
After a week that saw President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman convicted on eight counts of fraud and his former lawyer plead guilty to felony campaign finance charges, the president’s job approval rating remains virtually unchanged, new polling from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal shows. But the stability […] 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 »
More in U.S. Favor Diplomacy Over Sanctions for Russia
In an era of increasingly tense U.S.-Russian relations marked by allegations of Russian meddling in U.S. elections, Americans believe it is more important to try to continue efforts to improve relations between the countries (58%), rather than taking strong diplomatic and economic steps against Russia (36%). CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, […] Read more »
Trump Won Pennsylvania. Democrats Want the State (and His Voters) Back.
… In his 2016 victory, Mr. Trump swiped several states that Democrats had assumed were theirs: Michigan, Wisconsin, Florida. But perhaps no outcome matched the psychic toll of losing Pennsylvania, where the past Democratic coalition of city-dwelling liberals, racial minorities and white working-class voters in union towns had long defined […] Read more »
Surprise: This new index shows that U.S. elections were better run in 2016 than in 2012.
Since Nov. 8, 2016, Americans have been debating the integrity of President Trump’s election. But whether or not Russia illicitly influenced the voting, a newly released report from the Elections Performance Index shows that actual election administration improved from 2012 to 2016. It usually doesn’t make the news when bureaucratic […] Read more »