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White House and Political News
President Trump Tweets His Low Poll Numbers Are ‘Fake’
Trump’s Approval Rating After 200th Day In Office
After six months, Trump’s approval rating has fallen to 33 percent in a fresh Quinnipiac University Poll that was re- leased on last Wednesday.
That’s the lowest Quinnip- iac result yet, and it’s not an outlier: The new Gallup track- ing poll has the president’s ap- proval at a similarly dismal 36 percent, the lowest three-day average in Trump’s tenure.
Even Rasmussen, usually the best for Trump, has him at 38 points—the same as the Real Clear Politics average.
Trump's poll numbers plunging after 200 days.
Gallup, Quinnipiac, and Ras- approval rating at 60, 61, and mussen recently scored his dis- 62 percent respectively.
President Trump is on a 17-day vacation at his New Jersey re- sort.
44th President Barack Obama Will Have His Own State Holiday
The state of Illinois has de- cided to recognize the 44th President Barack Obama, with his own state holiday.
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed “Barack Obama Day” into law on last Friday. The newest state holi- day will be celebrated across Illinois on Aug. 4 (Mr. Obama’s birthday) every year, starting in 2018.
The holiday will be “ob- served throughout the State as a day set apart to honor the 44th President of the United States of America who began his career serving the People of Illinois in both the Illinois State Senate and the United States Senate, and dedicated his life to protecting the rights of Americans and building bridges across communities,” the bill states.
Former president Barack Obama will have a state holiday in Illinois.
Although several lawmak- ers abstained from voting on the measure, it passed both houses without a single vote against it.
The bill was originally stalled after some lawmakers had concerns about Obama’s birthday being celebrated as a
legal state holiday—during which schools and state offices would close, while banks and other businesses could close but did not have to—when other Illinois presidents, like Ronald Reagan, did not have commemorative days re- quiring state closure.
President Donald Trump began his 200th day in office on Monday in the same way that he has started so many others since moving into the White House: by attacking the media on Twitter.
“Hard to believe that with 24/7 #Fake News on CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, NYTIMES & WAPO, the Trump base is get-
ting stronger!" he tweeted. Monday morning, the New York Times’ homepage fea- tured a report on the Trump administration’s efforts to allow more coal mining on public lands in the Western U.S., as well as a report head- lined: “Many politicians lie. But Trump has elevated the art of
fabrication.”
FBI Agents Raid House Of President Trump’s Former Campaign Chairman
President Trump and his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort.
The Russia-Trump Election Investigation
According to some re- ports, a grand jury has been impaneled by Special Counsel Robert Mueller to investi- gate possible Russian interfer- ence in the 2016 election has issued subpoenas related to a meeting between then-candi- date Donald Trump’s son, son-in-law, and a Russian lawyer, according to CNN. However, other sources say no grand jury is in place yet.
Trump has repeatedly de- fended himself, calling the in- vestigation a “witch hunt.’’
Democratic and Republican senators met this week to in- troduce legislation that would prevent Trump from firing the special counsel involved in the investigation.
According to The Hill, Sen. Christopher Coons (D-Del.) issued a stark warn- ing to President Trump on Sunday, saying firing special counsel Robert Mueller would cross a line and spur bi- partisan pushback in the Sen- ate.
Sen. Coon’s and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) intro- duced bipartisan legislation
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is the former director of the FBI.
dubbed the Special Counsel Integrity Act that would allow Mueller or any special coun- sel to challenge their hypo- thetical firing in court.
Sens. Cory Booker (D- N.J.) and Lindsey Gra- ham (R-S.C.) are working on separate legislation that would hinder the president's ability to fire Mueller.
Pres. Trump has repeat- edly lashed out at Mueller throughout the investigation into Russian election interfer- ence, accusing the special counsel of having conflicts of interest.
Mueller, the former FBI director, according to reports, is a determined, relentless in- quisitor whose investigation could lead to criminal charges
against a wide range of Don- ald Trump's staff, associates, former campaign officials and members of his immediate family.
And, when its work is complete, it isn't out of the question that Mueller's team could deliver a report trigger- ing Trump's impeachment.
According to the Rolling Stone, since special counsel Mueller’s appointment on May 17th, he has been operat- ing behind the scenes to put together a formidable army of prosecutors, Justice Depart- ment officials and investiga- tors.
Already, Mueller's team includes 16 attorneys, along with more than 20 staff mem- bers.
FBI agents raided the Alexandria, VA home of President Trump’s former campaign chairman late last month, using a search warrant to seize documents and other materials, according to people familiar with the special coun- sel investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Federal agents appeared at Paul Manafort’s home with- out advance warning in the predawn hours of July 26, the day after he met voluntarily
with the staff for the Senate In- telligence Committee.
The search warrant was wide-ranging and FBI agents working with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III de- parted the home with various records.
Jason Maloni, a spokesman for Manafort, con- firmed that agents executed a warrant at one of the political consultant’s homes and that Manafort cooperated with the search.
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