Apathy, anger and relief: How voters around the country are processing the end of Mueller

… In interviews with more than 50 Democrats, independents and Republicans in five states across the country this week, one clear theme emerged: There is near unanimous exhaustion with the Russia investigation and a strong desire for lawmakers to get back to work on bread-and-butter issues. While nearly every voter […] Read more »

Mueller Report a 2020 Turning Point

Sunday afternoon’s release of Attorney General William Barr’s summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report marks a critical point in the 2020 presidential campaign. Democrats and other critics of President Trump had convinced themselves that Mueller would report a conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence operatives and/or that […] Read more »

If the Mueller probe was truly a ‘witch hunt,’ why not pardon the alleged ‘witches’?

Ever since Attorney General William P. Barr reported that Robert S. Mueller III had decided not to accuse President Trump of crimes, Trump has been telling anyone who would listen about the vast, failed conspiracy to take him down. … He has branded this whole thing a “witch hunt.” Even […] Read more »

After Barr Letter, Overwhelming Majority Wants Full Mueller Report Released

Days after Attorney General William Barr released his four-page summary of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation report, overwhelming majorities of Americans want the full report made public and believe Barr and Mueller should testify before Congress, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. CONT. Domenico Montanaro, NPR News Read more »

Frontline: The Mueller Investigation

For two years, special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election has dominated headlines. Drawing from interviews with U.S. officials, Trump advisers, legal experts and journalists, FRONTLINE offers an inside look into the investigation that President Donald Trump has continually deemed a “witch hunt.” CONT. Frontline Read more »

Fox News Poll: Fewer voters feeling nervous about the economy

As economic worries wane, approval of President Trump’s job performance remains just two points shy of his record, according to the latest Fox News Poll. Still, a majority disapproves. … Meanwhile, more than half disapprove (59 percent) of the president declaring a national emergency on the southern border as a […] Read more »