Most Americans say the White House should comply with subpoenas for witnesses and documents issued by congressional committees investigating President Donald Trump and his administration. By nearly 2-1, they want to hear former special counsel Robert Mueller testify publicly about his inquiry into the 2016 election. A new USA TODAY/Suffolk […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters doubt impeachment will happen
Most voters don’t think impeachment is in President Trump’s future. Yet a majority also says the Trump administration should be more cooperative with congressional investigations, and a record number think his campaign coordinated with the Russian government, according to the latest Fox News Poll. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »
Democracy in Crisis
ILL WINDS: Saving Democracy From Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency By Larry Diamond … Larry Diamond, a respected political scientist at Stanford, has spent 40 years circumnavigating the globe promoting democracy in Nigeria, Venezuela and some 70 other countries. Yet today he is aghast: “After three decades in […] Read more »
As Trump Accuses Iran, He Has One Problem: His Own Credibility
To President Trump, the question of culpability in the explosions that crippled two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman is no question at all. “It’s probably got essentially Iran written all over it,” he declared on Friday. The question is whether the writing is clear to everyone else. For […] Read more »
Opinion Shift and Stability: The Information Environment and Long-Lasting Opposition to Trump’s Muslim Ban
A few days after the tragic San Bernardino attacks, presidential hopeful Donald Trump first promised a “Muslim Ban.” Less than one week into his presidency, Trump made good on his promise and signed executive order (EO) 13769, which denied citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries entry into the United States. … […] Read more »
Many Americans Say Made-Up News Is a Critical Problem That Needs To Be Fixed
Many Americans say the creation and spread of made-up news and information is causing significant harm to the nation and needs to be stopped, according to a new Pew Research Center survey of 6,127 U.S. adults conducted between Feb. 19 and March 4, 2019, on the Center’s American Trends Panel. […] Read more »