According to the FiveThirtyEight presidential approval rating tracker, Trump hit an average approval rating of 45 percent on Wednesday last week—a 5-point increase on his July low of around 40 percent. At the same time, Trump’s November 11 disapproval rating stood at 52 percent, a fall of 4 points on July that put his net disapproval rating at 7 percentage points. President Trump’s approval rating last reached 45 percent in was a little more than seven months ago, with his average backing reaching 45....

The commander-in-chief still insists that widespread irregularities helped President-elect Joe Biden to win, although he and his allies have failed to show evidence of fraud on such a scale. The Electoral College held its formal vote on December 14, with 306 cast for Biden. Trump’s efforts to change this figure by overturning state outcomes have so far failed. Ahead of the election, Gallup polling put Trump’s approval rating at 46 percent among U....

Following more than six hours of partisan debate on the House floor, the lower chamber on Wednesday evening voted 230-197-1 on the abuse of power article and 229-198-1 on the obstruction of Congress article, officially impeaching Trump for attempting to press Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to probe the family of former Vice President Joe Biden while withholding foreign military aid to the country. The next afternoon, Trump responded to his impeachment by telling reporters that it was a hoax....

Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC), the SPAC, faces an investigation by the SEC as well as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) into trading that preceded the October 20 announcement that DWAC and Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) would merge. Upon the deal’s announcement, a number of media entities, including The Wall Street Journal, reported that Trump met with DWAC Executive Patrick Orlando before the company started raising funds....

Addressing guests in a tuxedo on Saturday night, Trump launched into his predictable baseless claim the 2020 election had been stolen from him while taking aim at the Biden administration and the situation in China and Iran, among other political concerns. The 74-year-old was reportedly invited to the reception to toast the happy couple, but instead used the opportunity to air his personal grievances, a video obtained by TMZ reveals....

Her comments come as speculation mounts that the former president could be indicted for his role in efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. If that happens, Trump would do everything he can to cast blame on everybody but himself, his niece said on an episode of The Thom Hartmann Program earlier this week. “What should we expect if Donald Trump is indicted?” Hartmann asked Mary Trump....

While he has pushed for the nation to begin reopening, the president has also begun making trips to swing states like Florida and Michigan to encourage his message. Trump has said he wants to resume campaign rallies, but large gatherings have yet to be permitted by most states. The last in-person rally the campaign hosted was back on March 2 in Charlotte, North Carolina. As the campaign tries to revive efforts for his reelection while following social distance guidelines, Trump’s upcoming events are expected to limit the number of attendees as well as enforce health checks and cleaning protocols at the event sites....

Jazz rookie Donovan Mitchell told reporters Wednesday that he has not received an invitation to participate in this year’s Slam Dunk Contest. “I had a feeling I wasn’t going to be in it so it’s all right that I’m not,” Mitchell said. “Not really complaining about it, but it would’ve been cool, a great experience.” ALL-STAR 2018: Paul George, Chris Paul among biggest snubs The comment came after Oliver Maroney of Dime and Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports reported that Aaron Gordon, Victor Oladipo, Larry Nance Jr....

The Doomsday Clock is a visual representation of how close mankind is to self-annihilation, where midnight represents the eruption of a total global catastrophe. The clock is updated every year by members of the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board to reflect whether the events of the past 12 months have pushed humanity closer or further away from destruction. Since 2020, the Doomsday Clock has sat at 100 seconds to midnight—the closest it has ever been....

Doose syndrome is considered a type of generalized epilepsy. The seizures of Doose syndrome may be difficult to manage with medication. As children reach adolescence or adulthood, they may improve, and treatment might not be required anymore. Epilepsy is a tendency to have recurrent seizures. Doose syndrome is an epilepsy syndrome. There are a number of different epilepsy syndromes. Epilepsy syndromes have certain characteristic features—such as the age at which the seizures begin, the type and frequency of seizures, associated symptoms, and a hereditary pattern....

Now, with one year under his belt, Green-Beckham wants to make the organization’s vision come true. MORE: 2016 NFL Mock Draft | Foolish talk “I see myself as being that No. 1 receiver, because I know that I can help this offense. I know that I can do big things,” Green-Beckham told TitansInsider.com . “That’s my motivation, to go out in the offseason and work hard and try to become that No....

As part of a terrific Q&A session with Rembert Browne for New York Magazine, the ESPN analyst revealed she shared a very special moment during Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals with the Raptors’ most famous fan. MORE: Ranking the most important players in the 2016 NBA Finals “I just could not believe this happened,” Burke told Browne. “Drake turned around — my seat at Game 6 was right behind him — makes a heart shape (with his hands), and points at me....

Dortmund host Werder Bremen on Saturday as they seek to keep hold of third spot in the Bundesliga, which would ensure automatic qualification for next season’s Champions League group stage. The following weekend will see Tuchel’s side take on Eintracht Frankfurt in the final of the DFB-Pokal as they seek to banish the disappointment of three consecutive defeats in the showpiece. Kaka: Why Neymar is my favorite player Head coach Tuchel is relishing the prospect of such a high-stakes double-header and wants his side – who lead fourth-placed Hoffenheim on goal difference following a 1-1 draw with Augsburg last time out – to seize the moment....

Flutie will serve as the analyst for NBC’s coverage of Saturday’s Notre Dame-Boston College game from Fenway Park, the network confirmed Thursday. MORE: Week 12 picks | Heisman odds update | Can you handle the CFP chaos? The former BC quarterback is in his first season with NBC’s Notre Dame broadcast team, and there’s no doubt he’s had Saturday circled on the calendar since getting the job. He still lives outside Boston and his nephew Troy is a quarterback for the Eagles....

Three years and two weeks ago, Martin made waves with a 25-carry, 251-yard, 4-touchdown performance against the Raiders. Sunday — as the Buccaneers rout the Eagles — he’s at it again. MORE: Craziest fantasy performances | Fantasy RB rankings | Falcons lose Devonta Freeman Sunday, Martin amassed 235 yards on 27 carries, his 8.7 yards per carry remarkably a downgrade from his breakout performance in 2012. It’s a yard total that has only been reached 22 times in NFL history — though Martin still fell well short of Adrian Peterson’s single-game record of 296 yards set in 2007....

Within a year of the coronavirus pandemic, 18 people who had been approved for parole died with the virus before while still in prison, according to a report released Thursday from the University of Texas at Austin’s Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. The report found that while parole grantees are often held in prisons even after being approved for release, they had to wait even longer during the pandemic because the Texas Department of Criminal Justice suspended re-entry programming, which is often a condition of release, in order to mitigate virus spread in correctional facilities....

Fauci, one of the leaders of the White House’s coronavirus task force, remains guarded about sports returning in 2020. He reiterated his view Tuesday in a Q&A with The New York Times, telling reporters James Wagner and Ken Belson that seasons might have to be scrapped if the safety of athletes and staff can’t be assured. “If you can’t guarantee safety, then unfortunately you’re going to have to bite the bullet and say, ‘We may have to go without this sport for this season,’” Fauci is quoted as saying....

Fauci, 80, the White House’s chief medical adviser and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was asked in an interview about the plans to re-open schools and what resources they will need to operate safely. “Teachers are high priority to get vaccinated as essential workers and schools need adequate infrastructure in place to be safe for staff and children,” he told Newsweek. “They need resources to be able to obviously get masks for all the children, to be able to upgrade the ventilation systems, to get the proper personal protective equipment,” the doctor said, adding that schools also need resources to provide for social distancing....

The video was originally shared in the spring, when inflation and rising costs began to dominate news cycles. In it, Oz claims to be doing grocery shopping for his wife, and at one point appears to mix up the names of grocery chains Radner’s and Wegmans, saying that he is shopping at “Wegners.” He also mentions trying to shop for “crudité,” a platter of vegetables typically served with sauces. Based on the video, he appeared to be at a Radner’s store....

Meteor showers are celestial events that occur when the Earth passes through streams of cosmic debris left behind by comets and, in some rare cases, asteroids. During these events, numerous meteors can be seen streaking across the sky, appearing to originate from a single point—known as the radiant. Meteors—colloquially referred to as shooting stars—are the streaks of light we see in the sky when tiny fragments of space debris burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere at high speed....