More than six in 10 voters approve of the way Biden is handling the presidential transition, and his favorable rating has ticked up since winning the election.When Joe Biden enters the White House on Wednesday, he’ll be taking office with something President Donald Trump never got: a honeymoon. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesWhen Joe Biden enters the White House on Wednesday, he’ll be taking office with something President Donald Trump never got: a honeymoon.Polls — including a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll — show more Americans have a favorable opinion of Biden than during the...…More than six in 10 voters approve of the way Biden is handling the presidential transition, and his favorable rating has ticked up since winning the election.When Joe Biden enters the White House on Wednesday, he’ll be taking office with something President Donald Trump never got: a honeymoon. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesWhen Joe Biden enters the White House on Wednesday, he’ll be taking office with something President Donald Trump never got: a honeymoon.Polls — including a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll — show more Americans have a favorable opinion of Biden than during the...WW…

The Republican senator's campaign says he learned Thursday he came in "close contact" with someone who tested positive for the virus.Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., speaks during a campaign rally, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Milton, Ga. | John Bazemore/APSen. David Perdue is quarantining after an unidentified individual with whom the Republican had been “in close contact” tested positive for the coronavirus, stepping back from the Georgia campaign trail just days before a runoff election for his seat.In an unsigned statement released to reporters on Thursday afternoon, Perdue’s campaign said the...…The Republican senator's campaign says he learned Thursday he came in "close contact" with someone who tested positive for the virus.Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., speaks during a campaign rally, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Milton, Ga. | John Bazemore/APSen. David Perdue is quarantining after an unidentified individual with whom the Republican had been “in close contact” tested positive for the coronavirus, stepping back from the Georgia campaign trail just days before a runoff election for his seat.In an unsigned statement released to reporters on Thursday afternoon, Perdue’s campaign said the...WW…

The public polls that drove so much news about the November election are mostly sidelined in Georgia after some high-profile misses.Early voters stand in line at the State Farm Arena on Dec. 14 in Atlanta. | Megan Varner/Getty ImagesSomething’s missing from Georgia’s high-stakes Senate runoffs: the polls.After a disastrous November election for the polling industry, when the polls again underestimated President Donald Trump (who lost regardless) as well as GOP candidates down the ballot, pollsters are mostly sidelined in the run-up to the Jan. 5 Georgia elections, which most observers...…The public polls that drove so much news about the November election are mostly sidelined in Georgia after some high-profile misses.Early voters stand in line at the State Farm Arena on Dec. 14 in Atlanta. | Megan Varner/Getty ImagesSomething’s missing from Georgia’s high-stakes Senate runoffs: the polls.After a disastrous November election for the polling industry, when the polls again underestimated President Donald Trump (who lost regardless) as well as GOP candidates down the ballot, pollsters are mostly sidelined in the run-up to the Jan. 5 Georgia elections, which most observers...WW…

But most Democrats support the speaker staying on for a fourth term in charge of the House.Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill on December 4, 2020 in Washington, DC. | Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesThough Democrats’ House majority was nearly wiped out in last month’s election, the party appears poised to retain Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for a fourth, two-year stint as speaker next month.A new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll shows most Democrats think she should keep the gavel, but a majority of voters oppose Pelosi staying on as...…But most Democrats support the speaker staying on for a fourth term in charge of the House.Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill on December 4, 2020 in Washington, DC. | Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesThough Democrats’ House majority was nearly wiped out in last month’s election, the party appears poised to retain Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for a fourth, two-year stint as speaker next month.A new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll shows most Democrats think she should keep the gavel, but a majority of voters oppose Pelosi staying on as...WW…

Biden enters Election Day with a more comfortable lead than Hillary Clinton had four years ago.Joe Biden salutes supporters after speaking during a drive-in campaign rally at Lexington Technology Park on Nov. 02, 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pa. | Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump is in a deeper hole heading into Election Day than he was four years ago, when he stunned Hillary Clinton and most of America.The final polls before the election, released on Monday, continued to show Joe Biden ahead in enough swing states to win. Some of the states are close, but the polls would have to be...…Biden enters Election Day with a more comfortable lead than Hillary Clinton had four years ago.Joe Biden salutes supporters after speaking during a drive-in campaign rally at Lexington Technology Park on Nov. 02, 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pa. | Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump is in a deeper hole heading into Election Day than he was four years ago, when he stunned Hillary Clinton and most of America.The final polls before the election, released on Monday, continued to show Joe Biden ahead in enough swing states to win. Some of the states are close, but the polls would have to be...WW…

The new surveys fall into two buckets: those that are bad for the president, and those that are horrible.President Donald Trump speaks at a Sept. 10 campaign rally in Freeland, Mich. | Nicole Hester/Ann Arbor News via APAt this stage of the campaign in 2016, Donald Trump trailed his Democratic opponent by as much as the midteens in polls.This year, Trump is behind by similar margins in some surveys as the election enters the final stretch.Yet while the top lines of the 2020 race might look the same, it isn’t. Trump has trailed in this campaign more consistently and by larger margins, so any...…The new surveys fall into two buckets: those that are bad for the president, and those that are horrible.President Donald Trump speaks at a Sept. 10 campaign rally in Freeland, Mich. | Nicole Hester/Ann Arbor News via APAt this stage of the campaign in 2016, Donald Trump trailed his Democratic opponent by as much as the midteens in polls.This year, Trump is behind by similar margins in some surveys as the election enters the final stretch.Yet while the top lines of the 2020 race might look the same, it isn’t. Trump has trailed in this campaign more consistently and by larger margins, so any...WW…

South Carolina hasn’t voted for a Democratic senator since 1998, but Graham faces a well-funded opponent and changing political tides.Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks at a campaign event for U.S. House candidate Nancy Mace on Monday in North Charleston, S.C. | Meg Kinnard/AP PhotoLindsey Graham started the summer with more cash in the bank than any Republican senator other than Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. But now he’s begging for money.Twice on Thursday, Graham, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, went on Fox News Channel and implored viewers to donate to his campaign against Democrat...…South Carolina hasn’t voted for a Democratic senator since 1998, but Graham faces a well-funded opponent and changing political tides.Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks at a campaign event for U.S. House candidate Nancy Mace on Monday in North Charleston, S.C. | Meg Kinnard/AP PhotoLindsey Graham started the summer with more cash in the bank than any Republican senator other than Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. But now he’s begging for money.Twice on Thursday, Graham, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, went on Fox News Channel and implored viewers to donate to his campaign against Democrat...WW…

“The economy is just so damn strong right now and by all historic precedent the incumbent should run away with it,” said Donald Luskin, chief investment officer of TrendMacrolytics, a research firm whose model correctly predicted Trump’s 2016 win when most opinion polls did not. | Evan Vucci/AP PhotoPresident Donald Trump has a low approval rating. He is engaging in bitter Twitter wars and facing metastasizing investigations.But if the election were held today, he’d likely ride to a second term in a huge landslide, according to multiple economic models with strong track records of picking...…“The economy is just so damn strong right now and by all historic precedent the incumbent should run away with it,” said Donald Luskin, chief investment officer of TrendMacrolytics, a research firm whose model correctly predicted Trump’s 2016 win when most opinion polls did not. | Evan Vucci/AP PhotoPresident Donald Trump has a low approval rating. He is engaging in bitter Twitter wars and facing metastasizing investigations.But if the election were held today, he’d likely ride to a second term in a huge landslide, according to multiple economic models with strong track records of picking...WW…