Democrats debating whether to impeach Donald Trump may be misreading the evidence from the last time the House tried to remove a president. It’s become conventional wisdom—not only among Democrats but also among many political analysts—that House Republicans paid a severe electoral price for moving against Bill Clinton in 1998, […] Read more »
Why Pelosi and Democratic presidential candidates don’t agree on impeachment
Democratic leaders are split on how to handle impeachment. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for Democrats to continue investigating President Donald Trump, but has not said an impeachment inquiry should begin. Many of the Democrats running for president are going in a different direction. Led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Democratic support for impeachment rises, Trump approval steady
Democrats are increasingly in support of impeaching President Donald Trump and removing him from office but the majority of Americans remain opposed to the prospect, a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS shows. Trump’s approval rating, meanwhile, holds exactly even with where it was in late April — 43% approve […] Read more »
Democrats in Trump districts face split-screen reality on impeachment
While Washington was in a frenzy Wednesday over special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s first public comments about his investigation and President Trump, 800 miles away, in rural central Illinois, Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos navigated an alternative political universe. She dedicated a post office to a fallen Marine. She toured […] Read more »
Why Nancy Pelosi’s impeachment strategy is politically smart
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s public statement on Wednesday seemingly left House Speaker Nancy Pelosi between a rock and a hard place. … After Mueller’s statement, Pelosi again decided to strike a center chord. She didn’t call for impeachment proceedings to begin, but indicated such action may be necessary in the […] Read more »
Nancy Pelosi frustrates Democratic activists on impeachment but party strategists like what she’s doing
In the rising congressional impeachment debate, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi occupies the hottest seat. Some think she’s burning herself. … “Pelosi’s arguments against initiating impeachment are so obviously weak,” Susan Hennessey, executive editor of the online journal Lawfare, tweeted. “This is starting to feel more like House Dems actually just […] Read more »