It’s feeling like Groundhog Day in Washington. Every morning, each side in the partial shutdown fight digs in and blames each other for what seems to be devolving into one of the great paradoxes of physics — what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? But blame isn’t […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters favor taxing the wealthy, increasing domestic spending
Voters prefer increasing spending on domestic programs over cutting taxes and reducing spending, and their preferred way to finance that spending — is tax the wealthy. That’s according to a Fox News Poll released Thursday. Fifty-one percent of voters want to spend more on programs such as infrastructure, national defense, […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters see shutdown as bigger problem than border situation
Most voters consider the partial government shutdown a major problem or, even worse, an emergency, according to a new Fox News Poll. After a 33-day stalemate over the funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall, the poll also finds an uptick in support for President Trump’s most memorable campaign promise: 43 […] Read more »
AP-NORC poll: Shutdown drags Trump approval to yearlong low
A strong majority of Americans blame President Donald Trump for the record-long government shutdown and reject his primary rationale for a border wall, according to a new poll that shows the turmoil in Washington is dragging his approval rating to its lowest level in more than a year. Overall, 34 […] Read more »
Pelosi has edge over Trump on budget negotiations
Seven in 10 Americans don’t think the issue of a border wall is worth a government shutdown, which they say is now having a negative impact on the country. But partisans don’t want their own side to budge: 65 percent of Republicans say President Trump should refuse a budget unless […] Read more »
Has the shutdown changed Trump’s political standing?
Even Donald Trump knows he is in a disturbingly deep political hole. That’s why he went on television Saturday to offer his version of a “compromise” to Democrats. He is trying to blame House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and her party for the partial government shutdown and to paint them […] Read more »