The list just keeps GROWING…
A new Quinnipiac poll finds 79% of voters say the United States is in a political crisis, while 18% say it is not.
And 82% of voters think the way people talk about politics these days is contributing to violence in the United States, while 15% do not.
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AP-NORC Poll: “Just 37% of U.S. adults approve of Trump’s handling of the economy. That is down slightly from August, when 43% approved, but broadly in line with his overall approval.”
“The economy is a particularly weak issue for Trump among independents. Only about 2 in 10 independents approve of how Trump is handling the economy, much lower than the share who approve of his handling of border security and crime.”
“In Trump’s first term, closer to half of U.S. adults approved of his handling of the economy.”
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New York Times: “First came President Trump’s punishing global tariffs, which have started to send prices higher.”
“Then, it was mass layoffs in government and deportations nationwide, which have put the squeeze on the labor force.”
“Now, Washington is speeding toward a federal shutdown, posing yet another test to an economy under increasing strain eight months into Mr. Trump’s second term. If a partisan logjam brings federal agencies to a screeching and sustained halt in a matter of days, the result could be another round of pain for American consumers and businesses.”
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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) is declaring victory on his move to force a vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files after the election to fill a vacant Arizona House seat, Semafor reports.
And he says House Speaker Mike Johnson and “some of the powers that be in DC are in full panic right now” about it.
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Greg Sargent: “The reality MAGA will not acknowledge is this: Trump’s authoritarian tactics in suppression of disfavored speech are themselves triggering a massive cultural outcry. And by all indications, it’s larger than the one driving the push to censor imperfect speech about Kirk.”
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Charlie Sykes: “Not since Uganda’s Idi Amin, festooned in a gold embroidered dark green uniform, ranted from the podiumhas the United Nations seen anything quite as weird and embarrassing as Wednesday’s performance by the American president.”
“Most news accounts don’t come close to capturing it, as much of the media seems intent on sane-washing Trump’s performance, using words like ‘scathing’ or ‘meandering,’ because headline writers shy away from words like ‘unhinged,’ ‘deranged,’ ‘unstable,’ ‘crazed,’ certifiable — and are generally reluctant to point out that the President of the United States is a crack-brained elderly man-child shouting at windmills and clouds.”
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President Trump’s approval ticked slightly lower in recent weeks as Americans worried about the health of the U.S. economy and the Republican’s ability to contain rising prices, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.