Last week’s raids by the FBI on the home, hotel room, and office of President Trump’s personal lawyer and close adviser Michael Cohen underscore that the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York are now reaching the innermost concentric circles […] Read more »
Majorities back Trump summits, tougher sanctions on Russia
A bipartisan majority of Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll supports tougher sanctions on Russia in response to its alleged international misbehavior. Yet for half, a chitchat at the White House couldn’t hurt, either. CONT. Allison DeJong & Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
FBI support is eroding, but most Americans still back bureau, poll says
Most Americans say Special Counsel Robert Mueller is conducting a fair investigation into the Trump campaign’s alleged Russia ties and should be allowed to complete the probe. But recent polling data shows that support is eroding, according to the latest poll from PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist. CONT. Laura Santhanam, […] Read more »
Amid the Trump chaos, public opinion is remarkably stable
The latest NBC/WSJ poll — which finds President Trump’s job rating at 39 percent and Democrats leading in congressional preference by seven points — is a reminder of just how stable the polling has been in the Trump Era, even when the news environment hasn’t been stable at all. CONT. […] Read more »
G.O.P. Pollster Withdraws From Role Advising Both Pence and Haley
The Republican pollster who had planned to split time advising both Vice President Mike Pence and the United Nations ambassador, Nikki R. Haley, on national security issues withdrew from the dual role on Sunday night, a White House official said. CONT. New York Times Read more »
Trump tried to block Pence national security appointment
The White House kept it quiet until now, but on Friday the President nearly blocked the Vice President from getting his chosen national security adviser. … Trump was furious when he learned Pence was bringing on Nikki Haley’s deputy Jon Lerner, according to three sources familiar with the events. The […] Read more »