Presidency

None of our 46 presidents deserves the ultimate crown of ignominious wickedness because America itself has never embraced the cause of oppression or corruption.

All recent presidential administrations have governed by purchase when they could not get what they wanted by law or administrative fiat.

Abraham Lincoln ranked first in the poll as the most beloved U.S. president while Richard Nixon finished with the worst rating.

Polling shows Republicans are more accepting of Biden than Democrats were of Trump.

U.S. adults also had relatively low levels of confidence in the presidency and the Supreme Court.

Biden has the most diverse cabinet yet and has confirmed all 15 secretaries, but one cabinet-level position remains undecided 100 days into his presidency.

A new poll from The Economist/YouGov found a majority of U.S. adults replying "no" when asked if Trump should be allowed to pursue the Oval Office again.

President Donald Trump's presidency will be marred with the Capitol riot and a historic second impeachment.

Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the president's staunchest allies, said it "broke" his heart that Trump allowed "domestic terrorists" to take over the Capitol yesterday, calling it a "major part of his presidency."

Trump's biggest failures as president, according to respondents, was his general leadership and record on race relations.

Those who backed Trump to win the race have criticized the decision, with one even suggesting legal action.

"I was disgusted and appalled by the inaction," the former president told Oprah Winfrey in a new interview.

The president did not receive more than a 47 percent approval rating from U.S. adults at any point over the course of his presidency, 41 separate NBC News/WSJ polls show.

The veteran journalist said Trump is unable to fulfill the job of a president, which is to "protect the people, tell the truth, provide some sort of moral compass."

The South Carolina senator once dared Americans to "use my words against me" during March 2016 remarks, in which he declared the next president—regardless of party—would not fill a Supreme Court vacancy during the final year of their first term.

The Electoral College is an indispensable bulwark of America's constitutional structure.

The Supreme Court recently upheld President Obama's DACA immigration program.

The coronavirus pandemic is throwing the U.S. economy into a recession that could doom President Donald Trump's chances of a second term.

A plurality of U.S. adults—40 percent—said they think Trump will be described in the history books as a "poor" commander-in-chief.

The largest local newspaper chain in Connecticut is urging President Donald Trump to step down from office in the wake of "damning evidence" tied to his communications with Ukraine.

President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama have the exact same overall approval rating, 42 percent, at the two-and-a-half-year mark of their respective time in office.

The amount of money American taxpayers have paid to support President Donald Trump's golf habit highlights a disconnect between his gibes against President Barack Obama for "playing golf all day," and Trump's own conduct while president.

Mueller report says that "the President became angry and lambasted the Attorney General for his decision to recuse from the investigation, stating, 'How could you let this happen, Jeff?'"

Contrary to Trump's claims of losing money, Public Citizen said Trump had made millions since he entered the White House.

As one expert put it, Trump's actions so far have not been the kind that "usually gets a president etched into Mount Rushmore." 

"I still believe that the average citizen, the guy on my block, they oughta know if the president is making a deal, whether he's making it in his self-interest or that of the country," said House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings.

Pelosi is now closer to the Oval Office in the line of succession, just behind Vice President Mike Pence.

"Donald Trump has made a promise to the American people," Senator Lindsey Graham said. "He's going to secure our border."

"He doesn't see himself as being part of a long litany of presidents who will hand a baton to a successor. Instead, he uses the presidency as an extension of his own personality," Douglas Brinkley told the Associated Press.

"I think the president's administration has never recovered, and I don't think will ever recover, from having wasted that time," the former New Jersey governor said.