The swirling troubles around President Trump got deeper this week thanks to a series of missteps. Chaos and confusion in northeast Syria, an admission of a Ukrainian quid pro quo from White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, and the controversial decision to host a forthcoming Group of Seven (G-7) […] Read more »
Impeachment inquiry polling has stabilized. A majority of Americans are for it.
… One of the biggest questions when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared an impeachment inquiry last month was whether the American public would get behind it. Back in August, only 41% of Americans said in a Monmouth University poll that an impeachment inquiry would be a good idea. That’s clearly […] Read more »
Will Impeachment Inspire more Republicans to Run for Office?
… On the latest episode of Politics with Amy Walter, Parker Poling from the National Republican Congressional Committee and Dave Wasserman from The Cook Political Report join us to discuss the role impeachment will play in drumming up Republican candidates in 2020. Plus, Jennifer Duffy, senior editor for The Cook […] Read more »
The impeachment inquiry is making Nancy Pelosi more popular
So far, the impeachment inquiry hasn’t really affected President Trump’s popularity. Polling averages suggest that the president’s approval rating has declined by only about one or two percentage points since the Ukraine scandal broke. … Perhaps just as predictably, the impeachment inquiry has boosted Nancy Pelosi’s popularity. CONT. Michael Tesler […] Read more »
Could deep-blue Maryland elect Republican Larry Hogan to the U.S. Senate?
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s popularity has dipped from record-high territory, but residents still overwhelmingly approve of his performance — so much so they endorsed him as a potential challenger to a well-established Democratic senator, a Washington Post-University of Maryland poll finds. CONT. Erin Cox, Rachel Chason & Scott Clement, Washington […] Read more »
All roads lead to Putin: This week in impeachment
The impeachment inquiry into President Trump reached what we may look back on as a turning point this week. Congress returned to work, a parade of witnesses defied the White House to testify, the ongoing crisis in Syria produced a 354 to 60 vote against the president’s action that included […] Read more »