Poll: Trump approval during transition lower than predecessors

A new poll finds that president-elect Donald Trump’s public approval is lower than that of his predecessors during the transition period.The survey from the Pew Research Center says that 40 percent of the public approve of Mr. Trump’s Cabinet picks and high-level appointments and 41 percent approve of his job so far in explaining his policies for the future. A majority -- 55 percent -- say that they disapprove of the job he’s done explaining his policies and plans.A month after