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Three in 10 Say Trump Acted Illegally During 2016 Campaign

Three in 10 U.S. adults believe Donald Trump acted illegally in separate incidents during the 2016 campaign. Twenty-nine percent believe he broke the law for his campaign’s alleged involvement with Russian officials, the focus of independent counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Meanwhile, 31% say Trump acted illegally in making payments to […] Read more »

8 questions for the midterm elections: A blue wave or not?

Campaign 2018 begins the final stretch this week. All but a few states have finished their primaries, and the general election ballots are set almost everywhere. The stakes are difficult to overstate. Republicans today control the White House, the House and Senate. President Trump dominates the scene. But Democrats could […] Read more »

How big is the GOP’s Trump-can-shoot-a-guy-on-Fifth-Avenue caucus?

Matthew Miller’s reaction to the new Washington Post-ABC News poll Friday caught my eye. The poll showed just 18 percent of Americans believed President Trump should pardon Paul Manafort. “This is the ‘shoot someone on 5th Avenue’ caucus, and it’s much lower than Trump would have you believe,” the former […] Read more »

Impeachment talk has perils for both parties

The recent convictions of President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his longtime lawyer Michael Cohen have pushed talk of a possible impeachment proceeding to a new level. Right now, it’s potentially tricky territory for both parties. A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds that 49 percent of all […] Read more »

60% disapprove of Trump, while clear majorities back Mueller and Sessions

President Trump’s disapproval rating has hit a high point of 60 percent, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll that also finds that clear majorities of Americans support the special counsel’s Russia investigation and say the president should not fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions. At the dawn of the […] Read more »