Nancy Pelosi wants you to know that the House Democratic leadership has not committed to impeaching President Donald Trump—notwithstanding the muscle she’s thrown behind the inquiry, or tomorrow’s vote on how its next stage will proceed. “We have not made any decision to impeach,” the House speaker insisted during a […] Read more »
CNN Poll: 50% support impeaching Trump and removing him from office
Half of Americans say President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, a new high in CNN polling on the topic and the first time that support for impeachment and removal has significantly outpaced opposition. As support for impeachment […] Read more »
Trump’s sea of troubles deepens
The swirling troubles around President Trump got deeper this week thanks to a series of missteps. Chaos and confusion in northeast Syria, an admission of a Ukrainian quid pro quo from White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, and the controversial decision to host a forthcoming Group of Seven (G-7) […] Read more »
The impeachment inquiry is making Nancy Pelosi more popular
So far, the impeachment inquiry hasn’t really affected President Trump’s popularity. Polling averages suggest that the president’s approval rating has declined by only about one or two percentage points since the Ukraine scandal broke. … Perhaps just as predictably, the impeachment inquiry has boosted Nancy Pelosi’s popularity. CONT. Michael Tesler […] Read more »
All roads lead to Putin: This week in impeachment
The impeachment inquiry into President Trump reached what we may look back on as a turning point this week. Congress returned to work, a parade of witnesses defied the White House to testify, the ongoing crisis in Syria produced a 354 to 60 vote against the president’s action that included […] Read more »
Democrats’ impeachment gamble paying off in court of public opinion — for now
For months, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) cited one compelling reason to hold off impeachment proceedings against President Trump: “public sentiment.” Pelosi regularly mentioned an Abraham Lincoln quote about shaping support for abolishing slavery — “Public sentiment is everything,” the future president said in a 1858 speech — to set […] Read more »