Broad disapproval of Trump’s national emergency mirrors a critical 2020 problem for Trump

We’re pretty far down a tricky path for President Trump, whose promises on the 2016 campaign trail to build a wall on the border with Mexico were never likely to come to fruition given the process for getting legislation passed by Congress. … During the past two months, the bumpiness […] Read more »

Trump’s national emergency declaration unpopular among majority of Americans

A majority of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to the latest poll from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist. Sixty-one percent of U.S. adults said they do not approve of the president’s national emergency, while 36 percent […] Read more »

In declaring a national emergency, Trump reminds Republicans: It’s all about him

Though he expects loyalty from Republicans, President Trump has never demonstrated much fidelity to the party that he leads, and on Friday he proved it again. In declaring a national emergency to fund his border wall, the president reminded Republican lawmakers that he feels free to trample on them whenever […] Read more »