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Fox News Poll As Trump ends year one, record number rate economy 'excellent

A Fox News Poll conducted at the end of President Trump�s first year in the White House finds

more voters rate the economy positively today than have in nearly two decades.

And they give the White House credit for that: nearly twice as many say the Trump administration

has made the economy better than made it worse: 40 percent vs. 22 percent.

One-third says the administration has not made a difference (34 percent)

Approval of the job the president is doing on the economy is above 50 percent for the

first time.

Trump�s overall approval stands at 45 percent, while 53 percent disapprove.

That comes close to matching his highest ratings, which he received soon after taking office:

48-47 percent (February 2017).

His low point was in the previous Fox News Poll, when 38 percent approved and 57 percent

disapproved (October 2017

The new poll, released Wednesday, was taken Sunday through Tuesday.

The three-day federal government shutdown started Saturday, which was day 365 of the

Trump administration.

A funding agreement was reached Monday and the government reopened that evening.

Since taking office, approval of Trump has mostly held steady with his key supporters.

For example, 86 percent of Republicans approve today and 87 percent approved a year ago.

Fifty-eight percent of white men approve vs. 60 percent last year.

And approval among white evangelical Christians stands at 74 percent vs. 76 percent last year.

Some of the recent improvement in Trump�s overall job rating undoubtedly comes from

the economy.

The poll finds 49 percent now give it positive ratings (excellent or good).

The last time this many voters felt as positively was 17 years ago (59 percent, January 2001).

In addition, a record 17 percent say the economy is in �excellent� shape.

That�s up from 6 percent in August and 3 percent in December 2016.

In trend going back to 1998, the previous high was 13 percent in June 2000.

Still, voters feel there�s room for improvement in general.

A majority, 53 percent, remains unhappy with the direction of the country.

Forty-five percent are satisfied with the way things are going in the country today

-- that�s the same number as felt that way at the 100-day mark of the Trump administration

(April 2017).

Nearly half (46 percent) think the country is worse off than it was a year ago, while

a large minority (40 percent) say it is better off, and 11 percent say there has been no

change.

On the family level, 39 percent say they are better off today than a year ago -- almost

double the 20 percent who say they are worse off.

Many, 38 percent, feel their situation is the same.

�There is some evidence here that President Trump is starting to realize some of the political

benefits of robust economic growth,� says Daron Shaw, the Republican pollster who conducts

the Fox News Poll along with Democrat Chris Anderson.

�But the connection is tenuous now and the White House would be wise to carefully nurture

it in advance of the November elections.�

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Trump says he wants to talk to Mueller, would do so under oath - Duration: 3:47.

Trump says he wants to talk to Mueller, would do so under oath

Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he would talk to special counsel Robert Mueller

under oath and looks forward to the opportunity, but that he will listen to the advice of his

lawyers.

Trump made the comments to a group of reporters who were meeting with chief of staff John

Kelly at the White House.

"I am looking forward to it, actually," Trump said, when asked if he was going to talk to

Mueller.

"Here is the story: There has been no collusion whatsoever.

There is no obstruction whatsoever.

And I am looking forward to it."

Trump suggested that people could wrongly construe his attempts to "fight back" against

the investigation as obstruction.

"Now they're saying, 'Oh, well, did he fight back?'

" Trump said of Mueller's investigation.

"You fight back, 'Oh, it's obstruction.'

" Trump, during his exchange with reporters

on Wednesday, said his interview would be "subject to my lawyers" but that he would

personally like to do it.

Trump later said he would do the interview under oath.

"I would do it under oath.

I would do it," he said, later adding, "I would do it under oath, yeah."

Responding to Trump's comments later Wednesday, White House lawyer Ty Cobb said, "While Mr.

Trump was speaking hurriedly before departing for Davos, he remains committed to continued

complete cooperation with the OSC and is looking forward to speaking with Mr. Mueller."

Cobb added that the arrangements are still being worked out between Mueller's team and

the President's personal lawyers.

The special counsel investigation led by Mueller, a former FBI director, has seized headlines

this week as a flurry of developments became public.

CNN confirmed on Tuesday that former FBI Director James Comey and Attorney General Jeff Sessions

have both been questioned by the special counsel, and sources confirmed to CNN that Mueller

indicated interest in interviewing Trump, although it is not clear when the interview

would take place.

Mueller's indicated focus is on the ouster of Michael Flynn as national security adviser

and the firing of Comey in May.

Flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Sergey Kislyak, who

was the Russian ambassador to the US at the time, and said he was cooperating with Mueller's

investigation into potential coordination between Trump associates and Russia to influence

the 2016 election.

Comey has said publicly that Trump tried to press him to drop an investigation into Flynn.

Trump has denied Comey's claims, which the former FBI director documented in contemporaneous

memos, and previously said he would be willing to testify under oath.

But earlier this month, Trump dodged when asked about submitting to an interview for

Mueller.

During a January news conference with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Trump suggested

that an interview may not be needed.

"I'll see what happens.

But when they have no collusion -- and nobody has found any collusion at any level -- it

seems unlikely that you would even have an interview," Trump said.

Trump said last year that he would "100%" be willing to meet with Mueller.

Two sources familiar with the matter told CNN on Tuesday that Mueller has indicated

interest in questioning Trump.

The President's attorneys would like Trump's answers to come in written form only, but

recognize it could end up being more of a combination of written and in-person interviews,

or even solely an interview, CNN has reported.

Any interview between Trump and Mueller would serve as a likely crescendo in a months-long

drama that has dogged that Trump White House.

The President also slammed Hillary Clinton for not being under oath during her interview

with the FBI in 2016 which focused on her use of a private email server during her time

as secretary of state.

"She didn't do it under oath, but I would do it under oath and you know she didn't do

it under oath," he said.

"Oh, I would do it under oath."

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Mike Pence casts tie breaking vote for 8th time - Duration: 3:22.

Mike Pence casts tie-breaking vote for 8th time

Vice President Mike Pence cast his eighth tie-breaking vote in the Senate on Wednesday

to save the controversial nomination of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback to be ambassador at large

for international religious freedom.

It was Pence's second time breaking a tie on Wednesday.

Earlier, he had raced to Capitol Hill after a 49-49 tie to end a filibuster of Brownback's

nomination.

He was again needed to vote later in the day on the final confirmation vote, 50-49.

Republicans control 51 seats in the chamber but two GOP senators were not present to vote:

Sen. John McCain, who's battling cancer in Arizona, and Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee,

who's in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum.

Throughout the tax reform battle in the fall, Democrats often cited tax cuts in Kansas -- which

Brownback supported -- that were later repealed after the state's economy struggled.

Brownback, a former senator himself, had been seen on Capitol Hill in recent months lobbying

senators to back his nomination.

Democrats had also brought up concerns about Brownback's confirmation hearing in October.

At the time, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia asked Brownback if there was any circumstance in

which religious freedom could justify "criminalizing, imprisoning or executing" someone based on

sexual orientation.

"I don't know what that would be, in what circumstance, but I would continue the policies

that have been done in the prior administration in working on these international issues,"

he said.

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, argued on the Senate floor Wednesday that Brownback's

answer was insufficient.

"Governor Brownback could not bring himself to muster a resounding 'no,' " Menendez said.

"Condemning such horrific human rights abuses should never be a heavy lift for anyone who

seeks to represent our nation on the global stage."

According to The Kansas City Star, Brownback later clarified his answer in a written response

"Violence or persecution in the name of religion against members of the LGBT community is wrong,

as is persecution or violence based on gender, race, faith, age, heritage, national origin,

or disability," Brownback wrote.

As Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, headed into Brownback's confirmation vote, he was asked about the

opposition to Brownback, which is unusual for nominees who are former senators.

"Sometimes politics trumps friendships around here," Hatch said.

"And it shouldn't."

As president of the Senate, the vice president has a unique relationship with the upper chamber

and can cast a tie-breaking vote in the rare event the Senate is evenly split.

Since the 1870s, each vice president has done this fewer than 10 times during his tenure.

While Pence has been vice president, Republicans have maintained a thin margin over Democrats

in the Senate, which increases the likelihood of a tie.

For all of 2017, Republicans numbered 52, compared with Democrats at 48.

That balance changed to 51-49 in January, after Democrat Doug Jones was sworn in following

his victory in the December special election in Alabama.

Tie-breaking votes are also more common now because the threshold for passage on procedural

votes like the one Wednesday was lowered from 60 votes to 50 in 2013, essentially creating

more opportunities for a tie.

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For more infomation >> Mike Pence casts tie breaking vote for 8th time - Duration: 3:22.

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