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6 Min Read NEW YORK (Reuters) -More than half of Americans approve of President Joe Biden after nearly 100 days on the job, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling, a level of support that his Republican predecessor Donald Trump never achieved and one that should help Democrats push for infrastructure spending and other big-ticket items on Biden’s agenda. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the state of vaccinations during a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response event in the East R...

POLL-Biden fares better than Trump over his first 100 days Reuters 2 hrs ago By Chris Kahn NEW YORK, April 27 (Reuters) - More than half of Americans approve of President Joe Biden after nearly 100 days on the job, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling, a level of support that his Republican predecessor Donald Trump never achieved and one that should help Democrats push for infrastructure spending and other big-ticket items on Bidens agenda. The national opinion poll of 4,423 adults from April 1...

Article content NEW YORK — More than half of Americans approve of President Joe Biden after nearly 100 days on the job, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling, a level of support that his Republican predecessor Donald Trump never achieved and one that should help Democrats push for infrastructure spending and other big-ticket items on Biden’s agenda. The national opinion poll of 4,423 adults from April 12-16 found that 55% approved of Biden’s performance in office, while 40% disapproved and t...

Arthur Finkelstein and Benjamin Netanyahu in March 10, 1999. (Flash 90) He didn’t say a word. American pollster John McLaughlin stood nearly stock-still next to Benjamin Netanyahu as the prime minister filmed yet another campaign ad ahead of the September 2019 election. Speaking Hebrew, Netanyahu frantically warned voters that his opponents from the Blue and White party were working with Arab lawmakers to place his continued stay in Balfour Street at risk. Netanyahu didn’t introduce McLaugh...

Advertisement Nobody is counting either of them out at the moment, as both Cuomo and Newsom have clawed their way back from the political abyss before — Newsom from personal scandals as San Francisco mayor, Cuomo from ethical lapses as governor that resulted in his allies going to prison. But the realities of the #MeToo era for Cuomo and a pandemic that has brought voters to the brink may have made obsolete the playbooks that worked so well for the men in the past. Calling in political favors...

Vice President Kamala Harris represented the march of history when she was sworn in on Wednesday by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

For Harris, an influential voice and a decisive vote

On Monday, House Democrats introduced an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump, charging him with “incitement of insurrection.”

Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) "This Was a Coup Attempt": Political Science Experts Weigh in on Unprecedented Siege on the Nations Capitol PUBLISHED 6:28 PM PT Jan. 06, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:28 PM PST Jan. 06, 2021 SHARE IRVINE, Calif. — California State University, Long Beach Professor Jason Whitehead was teach...

COVID-19 vaccines: Federal politicians ‘skip the line,’ face criticism Michael Graham New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has been taking shots at his fellow politicians who are getting theirs, accusing members of Congress of “cutting the line” by getting vaccinated ahead of front-line healthcare workers and the elderly. “Every single one of those vials that’s being used for a congressman or a senator who’s been doing nothing, who hasn’t been on the front lines, is another vial of v...