… In the five days since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) opened an impeachment inquiry following revelations about Trump’s conduct with his Ukrainian counterpart, Trump has been determined to cast himself as a singular victim in a warped reality — a portrayal that seems part political survival strategy, part virtual […] Read more »
Why Impeachment is Starting Now, In One Chart
… An impeachment process is informed by legal standards and judicial norms. But since America has never removed a sitting president from office using impeachment, no one knows how it works. There is no precedent. We’re literally making this up as we go along. The constitution tells us that presidents […] Read more »
Why I Was Wrong to Oppose Impeachment
Earlier this year on these pages I argued against moving forward with impeachment proceedings against President Trump. From my experience as press secretary to President Bill Clinton, I believed impeaching Mr. Trump could backfire politically for Democrats. More important, I believed impeachment proceedings at that time could have jeopardized a […] Read more »
Most Americans support impeachment if Trump pressured Ukraine
Earlier this week, news emerged about a whistleblower complaint from within the intelligence community raising alarm about a phone call in which President Donald Trump may have pressured Ukrainian government officials to investigate a potential 2020 political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden. … In a survey conducted as part […] Read more »
What Polling Can Tell Us About Impeachment (and What It Can’t)
A majority of Americans have long opposed impeaching President Trump. Whether that will change, and what happens if it doesn’t, are some of many factors that will shape the political consequences for both parties. The risk to Democrats had been straightforward: With impeachment so unpopular, pursuing it would turn the […] Read more »
Where Does Public Opinion Stand on the U.S. Role in Global Health?
The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) has been tracking public opinion on the U.S. role in global health for the last decade. Now, more than two years into President Trump’s administration, the April 2019 KFF Health Tracking Poll examines whether this period, which has been marked by a changing U.S. stance […] Read more »