On this week’s episode of our podcast, Poll Hub, we drill down into the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll results on the subject. From investigations to impeachment, the Poll Hub team reveals what Americans want Congress to do next and the potential impact of the Mueller report on the 2020 presidential […] Read more »
Mueller was right to worry about William Barr’s actions, a new poll suggests
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) began Wednesday’s William P. Barr hearing by suggesting that questions about Barr’s misleading previews of the Mueller report were overblown. “Here’s the good news,” Graham said, holding up a copy of it, “you can read the report!” But a new poll shows […] Read more »
Most Democrats Back Impeachment Hearings, A Move That’s Unpopular Overall
Most Democrats want impeachment hearings to begin now that special counsel Robert Mueller’s redacted findings are public, but that idea is still unpopular overall, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. The results come as national Democratic Party leaders and 2020 presidential candidates are grappling with how to approach an […] Read more »
Mueller’s Letter Puts Barr In The Hot Seat
In late March, Special Counsel Robert Mueller wrote Attorney General William Barr a letter expressing concern that Barr had mischaracterized the special counsel’s conclusions to Congress earlier that month. In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses the political repercussions of Mueller’s letter, which was made public […] Read more »
Majority of Americans oppose Trump impeachment hearings after Mueller report, but questions remain
The majority of Americans think Congress should not begin impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump in light of the findings in special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, according to the latest poll from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist. But nearly six in 10 Americans think questions about the president’s conduct […] Read more »
CNN Poll: With Mueller investigation over, Trump approval at 43%
With Robert Mueller’s investigation finished, Donald Trump’s approval rating stands at its highest level since April 2017 in a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, as the share who say Democrats in Congress are doing too much to investigate the President rises 6 points. Trump’s approval rating remains largely negative […] Read more »