Poll of the week: A new A new Quinnipiac University poll shows that 51% of voters nationwide approve of the House's impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. The Quinnipiac poll is the latest that shows a majority of the public supports the impeachment inquiry. What's the point: One of the biggest questions when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared an impeachment inquiry last month was whether the American public would get behind it. Back in August, only 41% of Americans said in a Monmouth University poll that an impeachment inquiry would be a good idea. Yet a closer look at the polls suggests that while there was quick movement toward Americans supporting the impeachment inquiry once it was declared, that shifting has likely stopped.

Source: CNN October 19, 2019 11:15 UTC