A slew of new polling shows that Donald Trump’s overall approval rating is only marginally trickling downward — but voter concerns about his performance on the key issues of immigration, trade, the economy and inflation are growing.
That comes as bad timing for Republicans as they gear up to build on twin congressional majorities in the midterms next year on the back of the passage of the “big, beautiful bill”: a legislative grab-bag that lumped together several conservative priorities for quick passage — a surge of funding for immigration enforcement, and an extension of tax cuts.
