Senate Votes on DHS Funding as Trump Approval Ratings Near Record Lows
The U.S. Senate voted 52-46 to begin a budget reconciliation process aimed at restoring Department of Homeland Security funding during an ongoing partial government shutdown. Simultaneously, three separate polls — Reuters-Ipsos, Strength in Numbers-Verasight, and AP-NORC — show President Trump's approval rating ranging from 33% to 36%, near historic lows, amid public concerns over the economy, immigration, and the Iran conflict. Separate developments include a Supreme Court ruling allowing soldiers to sue military contractors, Nepal losing a second minister to a financial investigation, and a Chicago Cinco de Mayo parade being canceled due to immigration enforcement concerns.
Progressive outlets emphasize Trump's historically low approval ratings as evidence of broad public dissatisfaction with his handling of the economy, immigration, and foreign policy, and frame the DHS shutdown as a politically motivated funding crisis harming essential government services.
Verified polling data shows Trump's approval rating at 33–36% across three independent surveys, while the Senate has taken a procedural vote to advance DHS funding through budget reconciliation during a partial government shutdown.
Conservative outlets frame the Senate's budget reconciliation effort as a necessary step to restore critical border security funding for ICE and Border Patrol, and may characterize low poll numbers as media-driven narratives rather than indicators of lasting political damage.
Verified polling data shows Trump's approval rating at 33–36% across three independent surveys, while the Senate has taken a procedural vote to advance DHS funding through budget reconciliation during a partial government shutdown.
The U.S. Senate voted 52-46 to begin budget reconciliation on DHS funding as three polls place Trump's approval rating between 33% and 36%.