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Trump Faces Worst Polling of His Presidency
New Poll Delivers Bad News for Trump The warning lights flashing around President Donald Trump no longer come from political opponents alone. Polling data now delivers its own verdict, carrying numbers few presidents welcome as the midterm campaign accelerates. A new CNN poll places Trump's job approval at 34 percent, matching the lowest rating of his political career. The same survey finds 73 percent of Americans believe he focuses on the wrong priorities. Among Republicans,

Maria Salinas
Jul 293 min read


The Machinery Behind Trump's Immigration Overhaul Reaches Border Counties
Everyone knows about the raids, but fewer people are tracking the paperwork behind them. Wednesday morning, unmarked vehicles circled unsuspecting subjects, carrying them away in handcuffs. The raids that people see on the news are now happening in Starr County. Residents believed this would never reach them. What's landing in Starr County didn't start there. It started with a plan built in Washington, long before any vehicle circled a parking lot in Rio Grande City looking f

Maria Salinas
Jul 234 min read


Trump's Own Standard for Impeachment
Trump's 2008 Standard for Impeachment Applies Directly to His Own Presidency In October 2008, Donald Trump sat down with CNN's Wolf Blitzer and said something most Republican politicians wouldn't dare put on record. According to Trump, Bush had earned impeachment not through partisan grievance, but through deliberate deception that dragged the country into war. Trump praised Nancy Pelosi in the same breath, describing her as "a very impressive person," before pivoting to a wi

Maria Salinas
Jun 94 min read
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