The results of the 2020 House and Senate races will largely determine the efficacy of the next president. Losing either chamber to the other party would hamstring a president’s agenda — allowing the opposition to obstruct legislation, effectively negotiate the budget, and in the case of the Senate, stall executive […] Read more »
Dem leaders plot impeachment messaging war with Trump
House Democrats are plotting an all-out offensive against President Donald Trump as they pursue an impeachment inquiry, announcing plans on Sunday to streamline their messaging operation and aid vulnerable lawmakers as they face potential blowback in their districts. … Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her top deputies laid out the strategy […] Read more »
Will impeachment create an even more polarized nation?
A highly polarized nation is about to face a new test: impeachment. In almost three years since President Trump was elected, the nation has seen its schisms grow deeper and more jagged. It’s a change that has been propelled mainly by the president’s words and actions, but also by the […] Read more »
This is my third impeachment. Here’s what I’ve learned.
… No two presidents are alike, of course, and no two impeachment battles are alike. Nixon resigned in disgrace in 1974 once it was clear that he would be impeached by the House and removed by the Senate. Clinton was impeached by the House but acquitted in the Senate, and […] Read more »
Latest Polls Of Iowa And Texas Voters
NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Ann Selzer, a pollster in Iowa, and Abby Livingston of the Texas Tribune, about how people in Iowa and Texas are responding to the politics in Washington. Weekend Edition Sunday, NPR News Read more »
Democrats’ 2020 Campaign Message: Not Impeachment, They Insist
… All 19 Democratic presidential candidates now support the impeachment inquiry, and many Democrats are optimistic that voters will as well, because Mr. Trump is so unpopular and the allegations against him are grave and easily grasped. For now, Republicans are the party on the defensive, flummoxed by the cascading […] Read more »