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President Donald Trump’s favorability and approval ratings approached their highest mark on record, according to RealClearPolitics and FiveThirtyEight. The high watermarks suggest Trump is cruising into the November election with increasing momentum. Trump’s favorability rating in the RealClearPolitics average is less than one point below his highest approval rating, marked in April: [cut] Trump’s approval rating in FiveThirtyEight average is also less than one point behind his greatest approval rating, notched in February: FiveThirtyEight Approval Average February 28, 2024: 44.0 percent August 8, 2024: 43.3 percent Trump’s popularity comes on the back of several federal legal battles, a conviction in...

More Republicans express confidence in former President Donald Trump to handle several major issues in the country — from energy to China relations — than Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the latest Morning Consult data found.The latest Morning Consult survey found Trump leading DeSantis by 34 points in the Republican primary race. A majority, 56 percent, support him, compared to 22 percent who support DeSantis. No other individual listed garners over five percent support.Morning Consult found Trump with another advantage as well: Republicans tend to trust him more on a wide range of issues. For example, 71 percent of Republicans said...