Polls show that President Donald Trump is far less popular in Utah than partisanship predicts he should be. The only state where he performs worse in that measure is North Dakota, according to FiveThirtyEight.com. It says findings in such states likely pose no problem for Trump because “they are so conservative that there’s no real danger of going blue in 2020.” [538.com]
Topping the news: Sen. Mitt Romney says he does not believe President Trump is considering war with Iran, noting that he called the earlier invasion of Iraq against weaker foes a mistake.