Another Look at Donald Trump’s Job Approval Rating
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Via Gallup, here’s the latest look at approval levels of Donald Trump and three other recent presidents¹ during their first year in office: It’s worth noting that Trump’s decline is pretty normal. On average, the other three presidents declined from 58.7 percent approval to 50…
Europe Doesn’t Like the Republican Tax Bill
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It’s not just Americans who are getting screwed by the Republican tax bill: Europe’s five largest economies on Monday warned the U.S. its planned corporate tax reform could breach world trade rules and violate double-taxation treaties the U.S. has signed….“It is important that the U.S.…
Republicans Really, Really Hate the Press
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Here are a couple of interesting tidbits from the 2017 Poynter Media Trust Survey. We all know that trust in the press has been on a long downward slide, especially among Republicans, but the results from 2017 are a bit surprising: Among Republicans, trust took…
Raw Data: The Prime-Age Labor Force Participation Rate
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Here is the labor force participation rate for prime-age men and women over the past two decades: In 20 years, the trend participation rate has dropped 4 percentage points for men and 3 percentage points for women. This is only for people aged 25-54, so…
The 2017 Trump Christmas Ornament Explained
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Will Fischer is not excited by the design of the official Trump Christmas ornament: Looks like @realDonaldTrump invited @RichardBSpencer to design this year’s @WhiteHouse Christmas ornament. pic.twitter.com/Kuavkp3M15 — Will Fischer (@will_c_fischer) December 8, 2017 No, I don’t think so. What it really reminds me of…
John Kelly Keeps Donald Trump on a Very Short Leash
Kevin Dietsch/CNP via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The usual gang at the New York Times has a story today about Donald Trump and his: tweeting, TV viewing habits, lack of knowledge about everything, etc. As usual, it is sourced to “interviews with 60 advisers, associates, friends and members…