Day: February 3, 2017
More Than Half of Americans Disapprove of How Trump Is Doing His Job
53%
A new CNN/ORC poll finds that 53% of Americans disapprove of the way the president is handling his job, “marking the highest disapproval for a new elected president since polls began tracking those results.” That’s up 13 points from just a week ago.
Economy Added 227,000 Jobs in January
227,000
“U.S. employers hired briskly in January and more Americans joined the workforce, suggesting the labor market still has room to grow after years of expansion. Jobs outside of farms increased a seasonally adjusted 227,000 last month, the best gain since September,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Meanwhile, an increase in the share of Americans working or actively seeking work caused the unemployment rate to rise to 4.8% from 4.7% a month earlier. Economists predicted a gain of 174,000 jobs and a 4.7% jobless rate. The report also offered signs the labor market may not be as tight as thought.”
40 Percent Ready to Impeach Trump
40%
A new Public Policy Polling survey shows 40% of American voters already want to impeach President Trump. That’s up from 35% of voters who wanted to impeach him a week ago. Only 48% of voters say that they would be opposed to Trump’s impeachment.
Of Congress and Madness
The 155th Congress has passed its first substantive bill,
And it sought to redress an onerous regulatory ill.
Did it bolster Medicaid?
Did it increase foreign aid?
Not hardly — it expanded gun rights for the mentally ill.
