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Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President Trump got not one but two wins on trade last week — a limited, as-of-yet unsigned agreement with China that looks as if it might stem the acceleration of a costly trade war, and a deal with Democrats to ratify a new US-Mexico-Canada trade deal. This may matter quite a bit for Trump and his political future, but not all that much for the U.S. economy. To understand why, we have to go back to the coalition that put Trump in office and looks set to keep him there through impeachment. Underneath the America first bluster, grift, and bigotry, Donald Trump’s presidency sits on a solid theory. Americans, it goes, who think they and their families were better off in a (largely-imagined) past will keep voting to see the trappings of that past restored — even if they don’t see any financial benefit. Trump’s trade deals are absolutely central to this project. In this version of history, Wall Street … [Read more...] about Trump’s Trade Wins Are a Triumph of the Trivial

A Fox News poll released Sunday found half of Americans say President TrumpDonald John TrumpRepublicans aim to avoid war with White House over impeachment strategy New York Times editorial board calls for Trump's impeachment Trump rips Michigan Rep. Dingell after Fox News appearance: 'Really pathetic!' MORE should be impeached and removed from office.Fifty percent of respondents supported the president’s impeachment and removal, while four percent only backed impeachment, but not removal, and 41 percent opposed impeachment. The statistics are largely unchanged from Fox News’s late October poll that found 49 percent backing impeachment and removal, 4 percent supporting solely impeachment and 41 percent opposing both. ADVERTISEMENTIn between the polls, the House Intelligence Committee held two weeks of public hearings with former and current Trump officials and the House Judiciary Committee debated and approved two articles of impeachment. The … [Read more...] about Fox News poll: 50 percent of Americans say Trump should be impeached and removed

Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., spends time with her husband and daughters at their Glen Allen home, where campaign mementos keep Spanberger's job front and center. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., spends time with her husband and daughters at their Glen Allen home, where campaign mementos keep Spanberger's job front and center. Photo: Photo By Amanda Voisard For The Washington Post Photo: Photo By Amanda Voisard For The Washington Post Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Image 1 of 4 Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., spends time with her husband and daughters at their Glen Allen home, where campaign mementos keep Spanberger's job front and center. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., spends time with her husband and daughters at their Glen Allen home, where campaign mementos keep Spanberger's job front and … [Read more...] about Virginia’s Spanberger turns to tough reelection bid in Trump district

In 1998, when House Republicans set out to impeach President Bill Clinton for lying about sex, they claimed lofty ambitions.“This has to be a bipartisan exercise,” Rep. Henry J. Hyde of Illinois, then chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, told me back then.He failed. His committee produced four articles of impeachment, all but one on strict party lines. The full House approved only two: perjury and obstruction of justice. The Republican-led Senate acquitted Clinton of both charges; no one in the president’s party voted against him. History repeated itself last week in mirror image. This time the president was Donald Trump, and the committee chairman was Rep. Jerrold Nadler, a New York Democrat. Just as in Clinton’s day, members of the majority party pleaded with the president’s supporters to wrestle with their consciences. Advertisement But no Republican broke ranks. No consciences were wrestled — not visibly, anyway. Just as with Clinton, … [Read more...] about Column: To this impeachment ‘connoisseur,’ Trump’s case looks familiar

Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenNew York Times editorial board calls for Trump's impeachment Graham invites Giuliani to testify about recent Ukraine trip Booker leads other 2020 Dems in petition urging DNC to change debate qualifications MORE appears to be gaining momentum in the polls ahead of Thursday’s Democratic presidential debate.An Emerson College poll released this past week found Biden 1 percentage point ahead of South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete ButtigiegPeter (Pete) Paul ButtigiegBooker leads other 2020 Dems in petition urging DNC to change debate qualifications Buttigieg rolls out endorsements from South Bend officials Democrats threaten to skip next debate over labor dispute MORE in Iowa, while a recent WBUR/Mass/NC poll Biden just a point behind Buttigieg in New Hampshire.Both surveys represented strong showings for Biden, who either fell behind or was running even with Sens. Bernie SandersBernie SandersSanders 'outraged' after MLB threatens to cut ties with … [Read more...] about Biden gets polling boost heading into next Democratic debate