The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump on Wednesday, making him just the third president ever to be impeached. … At the moment, impeachment appears likely to end up serving mostly as a stern condemnation of Trump’s actions by House Democrats. Still, the impeachment of a president is […] Read more »
CNN Poll: The nation remains divided on impeachment as House vote approaches
The American public is about evenly split over whether President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, with the House of Representatives poised to vote on articles of impeachment this week. Support for impeaching Trump and removing him from […] Read more »
USA TODAY poll: Narrow majority opposes removing Trump from office if he is impeached
As a historic week begins, a USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds Americans closely divided on whether the House of Representatives should impeach President Trump. A narrow majority opposes a conviction by the Senate that would remove him from office. In the wake of combative impeachment hearings, those surveyed oppose by […] Read more »
To this impeachment ‘connoisseur,’ Trump’s case looks familiar
In 1998, when House Republicans set out to impeach President Bill Clinton for lying about sex, they claimed lofty ambitions. “This has to be a bipartisan exercise,” Rep. Henry J. Hyde of Illinois, then chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, told me back then. He failed. … History repeated itself […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Trump job approval ticks up, views on impeachment steady
Weeks of congressional hearings and debate have failed to move the electorate on impeachment, according to the latest Fox News Poll. At the same time, approval of President Trump’s job performance has climbed three points. Currently, 45 percent of voters approve of the job Trump’s doing, up from 42 percent […] Read more »
This Week in Impeachment: Liberals Got an Impeachment, Moderates Got It Their Way
… Pelosi has managed her diverse party caucus with customary skill; while Democratic leaders expect a small number of members to vote no, a number of key moderates from competitive districts are beginning to signal their support, indicating that her approach has resulted in a broadly unified party. But as […] Read more »