House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is still resisting calls from the Democratic Caucus to formally open an impeachment inquiry of President Trump. True, only five dozen House Democrats are on record in favor, as I’ll examine below. But support for launching an impeachment investigation probably runs deeper in her caucus and […] Read more »
California: Trump remains hugely unpopular, but no consensus on impeachment
While President Donald Trump remains hugely unpopular in California, voters here are not of one mind when it comes to what Congress should do with regard to his possible impeachment. While 35% of the state’s registered voters believe Congress should begin impeachment proceedings, 30% support continuing their investigations without starting […] Read more »
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Iowa 2020 poll, Mueller report hearings
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join John Yang to discuss the top political news stories, including the latest Iowa poll numbers on 2020 Democratic candidates, potential “warning signs” for Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders and another round of Mueller report hearings on Capitol Hill, […] Read more »
Support For Impeachment Hearings Grows, But Americans Split On Way Forward
There is a growing desire for impeachment proceedings to begin against President Trump, but Americans are still split overall on what to do after the release of the Mueller report, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll finds. A slim majority of Americans (52%) want one of the following: to begin impeachment proceedings […] Read more »
Impeachment Fever Has Hit House Democrats
Over the last few weeks, more and more Democratic Members of Congress have come out in favor of impeachment hearings. According to the ShareBlue whip count, 55 currently elected Democratic House members, or nearly a quarter (23%) of their caucus, now support moving forward on impeachment. This slightly lags the […] Read more »
Why House Dems Shouldn’t Impeach the President
It is difficult for me to understand the argument made by many Democrats and liberals for moving forward to impeach President Trump. Whether he warrants it or not, it is the definition of futility, flies in the face of public opinion, and has the potential to undermine their ultimate goal: […] Read more »