Trump’s decision to withdraw all U.S. military forces from Syria this week caught military leaders and lawmakers off-guard, drawing criticism from across party lines. But the surprise announcement also marks a rare instance where Trump has broken strongly with his political base, which has widely supported military efforts to combat […] Read more »
Most Americans don’t believe Trump’s denials, setting a rocky landscape ahead
A USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll has sobering findings for President Trump: Most Americans don’t believe his denials that his campaign colluded with Russians in the 2016 campaign. … Just over a third of those surveyed express even “some” trust in Trump’s version of events. Nearly six in 10 have little […] Read more »
62% say Trump isn’t telling the truth in Russia probe
Six in 10 Americans say President Donald Trump has been untruthful about the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential campaign, while half of the country says the investigation has given them doubts about Trump’s presidency, according to a new national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. CONT. Mark Murray, […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: President Trump ends year two with 46% job approval
Donald Trump continues to suffer from upside-down job ratings as his second year as president winds down. In addition, views of the economy remain divided, voters feel the administration’s economic policies have not helped them — and fewer are optimistic about future economic conditions than two years ago, according to […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Approval ratings for Trump, Mueller fall
As Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election inches closer to the President, approval of Donald Trump’s handling of the investigation has fallen, matching its all-time low in CNN polling. The findings, from a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, come as half of Americans say they […] Read more »
Agents of doubt: How a powerful Russian propaganda machine chips away at Western notions of truth
The initial plan was a Cold War classic — brutal yet simple. Two Russian agents would slip onto the property of a turncoat spy in Britain and daub his front door with a rare military-grade poison designed to produce an agonizing and untraceable death. But when the attempted assassination of […] Read more »