Americans want the new Congress to combat a surge in hate crimes and follow through on longstanding concerns like President Donald Trump’s pledge to lower drug prices, according to a new POLITICO-Harvard poll gauging the public’s priorities for 2019. The poll reflects changing attitudes since the November elections as the […] Read more »
Americans have a New Year’s resolution for Washington: Cut it out, already
Americans have a New Year’s resolution in mind for Washington: Cut it out. In a USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll welcoming 2019, the most frequent suggestion from voters by far was for official Washington to resolve to stop squabbling and work across party lines. Indeed, setting an example of citizen bipartisanship, […] Read more »
Warren’s message on corruption and corporations could reshape the 2020 Democratic primary
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is the biggest name to enter (technically “explore”) the 2020 presidential race so far. Her path to the nomination won’t be easy, but the Massachusetts Democrat’s unique brand on policy gives her a chance to influence the field like no other candidate. Warren, who announced on Monday […] Read more »
AP-NORC Poll: Nearly 6 in 10 say Trump impeded Russia probe
A majority of Americans say they believe President Donald Trump has tried to obstruct the investigation into his campaign’s ties to Russia, though the public is divided on whether he should be removed from office if he’s found to have stymied the probe, according to a new poll by The […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Approval ratings for Trump, Mueller fall
As Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election inches closer to the President, approval of Donald Trump’s handling of the investigation has fallen, matching its all-time low in CNN polling. The findings, from a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, come as half of Americans say they […] Read more »
‘Siege warfare’: Republican anxiety spikes as Trump faces growing legal and political perils
A growing number of Republicans fear that a battery of new revelations in the far-reaching Russia investigation has dramatically heightened the legal and political danger to Donald Trump’s presidency — and threatens to consume the rest of the party, as well. … The White House is adopting what one official […] Read more »