President Trump’s surging disapproval rating is threatening to become a liability for downballot Republicans as the party looks to keep its fragile GOP trifecta in November.
An ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll released Sunday found the president at a new high in his disapproval — 62 percent — while 37 percent said they approved of his job helming of the country. Close to three-fourths disapproved of his handling of the cost of living (76 percent) and inflation (72 percent), with two-thirds of respondents saying the same about the Iranian conflict. The polling, coupled with low marks he’s received in similar surveys, risk jeopardizing GOP candidates in an election cycle already shaping up to look like the 2018 midterms fueled by anti-Trump sentiment. Read more. |
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The Secret Service reported one person was shot by law enforcement Monday near the National Mall resulting in a response from emergency teams.
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Iran opened fire on U.S. warships Monday, and the U.S. military retaliated, destroying six Iranian small boats, according to U.S. Central Command leader Adm. Brad Cooper.
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Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said Sunday that she could resume a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell based on the findings of the central bank’s inspector general. Read more. |
A new poll found that most Americans say they believe President Trump is mentally and physically unfit to serve as commander in chief.
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The U.S. military said Monday two cargo ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz as the Trump administration seeks to regain control of the critical shipping waterway.
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You may be among the tens of millions of Americans who may qualify for IRS refunds or abatements linked to the COVID federal disaster period – but you only have about two months to take action.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Monday that he signed into law a new set of congressional lines that could net his party up to four House seats in November.
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Cuban Ambassador to the U.N. Ernesto Soberón Guzmán on Monday said Havana is “ready to defend” itself if attacked after months of a U.S. oil blockade and the threat of political intervention from the Trump administration.
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