A new Gallup poll finds President Trump’s 38% job approval rating is well below what would be expected based on Americans’ views of the economy and their level of satisfaction with the direction of the country for recent presidents.

A Gallup analysis of these relationships finds Trump’s approval rating is nine to 14 percentage points lower than the predicted values.

Steve Bannon “refused to answer questions Tuesday from the House intelligence committee about his time in the White House, prompting panel members to subpoena him on the spot,” Politico reports.

“According to the source, Bannon’s attorney told the committee that he wouldn’t discuss anything about his time in the White House or during the transition after the 2016 election.”

[alert type=”general” dismiss=”no”]It sure sounds like Bannon was trying to send a signal to the White House that he’s remaining loyal to President Trump.[/alert]

President Trump “asked the White House doctor to perform a cognitive exam during his physical last week, despite the doctor’s determination that such testing wasn’t necessary,” CNN reports.

Said Dr. Ronny Jackson: “I have no concerns about his cognitive ability.”

CNN quoted Jackson: “He has incredibly good genes, and it’s just the way God made him.”

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said claims that President Trump is racist are “outrageous,” citing his success as a public figure and star turn on television as a host on NBC’s reality show The Apprentice, Bloomberg reports.

Said Sanders: “Frankly, if the critics of the president were who he said he was, why did NBC give him a show for a decade on TV.”

Jonathan Chait: “The belief that television networks would never employ a racist is oddly naïve, especially for a figure as steeped in criticism of Hollywood as the daughter of famed social conservative Mike Huckabee.”