Surveys show how Americans feel about Donald Trump’s job performance and his handling of big issues. Two U.S. citizen children were taken to Honduras on their mother’s deportation flight. And a family of 16 struggle with daily life in Gaza.
Here’s what to know today.
New polling shows Trump is losing ground on economy and immigration
As President Donald Trump prepares to hit the 100-day mark of his presidency this week, new polling shows his approval rate is slipping, as well as his performance on the economy and immigration, his signature issues.
→ An NBC News Stay Tuned Poll powered by SurveyMonkey showed 55% of American adults disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job as president, while 45% approve. What’s more, the vehemence of the opposition outweighs the intensity of support from the president’s MAGA base. Among Republicans 88% approve of Trump’s job, while 93% of Democrats disapprove.
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Other recent polls from CNBC, Fox News and Gallup found Trump at similar levels of approval. Meanwhile, an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos survey released yesterday found Trump at 39% approval and 53% disapproval among adults.
→ On the economy, NBC News Stay Tuned polling finds Trump’s approval rating on handling inflation and the cost of living near 40%. Also, 61% of Americans disapprove of the president’s handling of trade and tariffs, compared with 39% who approve of it. Meanwhile, a New York Times/Siena College poll released last week found that half of registered voters said they felt Trump had made the economy worse since he took office, while 27% said the economy was about the same and 21% said he made it better.
→ While immigration has remained a stronger issue for Trump, several recent surveys have found split or negative views on his handling of the issue. In the NBC News Stay Turned survey, 49% of Americans approved and 51% disapproved of how he is handling border security and immigration. However, a recent Fox News poll found that while 55% of registered voters approved of Trump’s performance on border security and 40% disapproved, his numbers were worse on immigration and deportations, over which the public was effectively split.
Surveys also show what respondents think of Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to drastically reduce the size of the federal government through DOGE, Trump’s actions to dismantle federal programs related to DEI and his handling of foreign policy.
More results from the NBC News Stay Tuned survey:
- Among Gen Z, 45% of men, compared to 24% of women, approve of how Trump is handling his job. This gender gap is more stark than any other age group surveyed, and the effects of the split could define American politics for decades if it continues.
- 64% of independents have an unfavorable opinion of the Democratic Party, while 71% have an unfavorable opinion of the Republican Party. Younger Americans were more likely to identify themselves as independents.
- 29% of adults under age 30 said they feel lonely or isolated all of the time or most of the time, compared to 26% of those ages 30-44. But only 15% of Gen X respondents, ages 45 to 64, and 8% of those ages 65 and older felt the same.
More politics news:
- Republican leaders in Congress are hoping to resolve critical questions about their sweeping budget bill to pass Trump’s agenda. Here are five big policy issues the GOP is clashing over.
- Trump has spent 12 of 14 weekends since he has taken office at one of his own properties, an NBC News analysis shows, all while enacting an extraordinary transformation in domestic and foreign policy.
2 U.S. child citizens sent on their mother’s deportation flight, legal advocates say
Two siblings, including a 4-year-old boy who was actively receiving treatment for a rare form of cancer, were taken to Honduras on their mother’s deportation flight without the opportunity to speak with attorneys, according to the National Immigration Project. Gracie Willis, an attorney with the National Immigration Project, said the boy and his 7-year-old sister were detained by ICE on Thursday. They were taken to El Paso, Texas, and flown to Honduras first thing Friday morning, she said.
Willis is representing a similar case involving the mother of a 2-year-old U.S. citizen who was deported with her child on Friday.
In both cases, the National Immigration Project said the women were unreachable by lawyers or family members while in ICE detention. Legal teams that were able to reach the mothers after their deportations said the women expressed being given no choice and that they were told their children would come with them, Willis said. The children are U.S. citizens who should be able to return to the country, Willis said, but their mothers were deported before they were able to pursue their legal options.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledged the children’s citizenship status in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” saying that while people on U.S. soil are entitled to due process, individuals in the country illegally “have no right to be here.” Read the full story here.
More immigration news:
- An estimated 114 undocumented immigrants were detained at an “underground nightclub” in Colorado after a Drug Enforcement Administration raid, officials said.
Suspect charged in Vancouver crash that killed 11 people
A man was charged with murder after police say he plowed his car into a crowd at a festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, killing 11 people and injuring more than two dozen. Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, has been charged with eight counts of second-degree murder, and Vancouver police said “further charges are anticipated.” Authorities said Lo is a Vancouver resident with a history of mental illness and was known to police. Officials also said the incident was not an act of terrorism.
The victims ranged from 5 to 65 years old, said Steve Rai, Vancouver’s interim police chief. Authorities warned the death toll may rise.
The attack happened Saturday night as a crowd gathered for the annual Lapu-Lapu Day block party, a celebration of Filipino culture. Police said the crowd captured the driver and turned him over to authorities. Here’s what else we know.
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- Tens of thousands of Catholic worshippers gathered in Rome as Pope Francis’ final resting place opened to the public.
- One person is dead and multiple people are injured after a boat struck a ferry in Florida and fled.
- A second suspect was arrested in connection to the theft of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse.
- Liverpool won the English Premier League title in a 5-1 win against Tottenham Hotspur, tying Manchester United for a record 20 championships.
- Labubu plush dolls are small, toothy, often described as slightly creepy — and have become an unlikely status symbol.
Staff Pick : A day in the life of a family in Gaza
In the weeks after Israel resumed its military campaign in Gaza, shattering its ceasefire deal with Hamas, families across the enclave have once again been plunged into despair. NBC News’ crew on the ground spent a day with the Al-Zurai family, from early morning to sunset to see how they — and thousands of families across the enclave — are living after the ceasefire fell apart and after Israel began a blockade, barring the entry of food, water, medicine and other supplies into the enclave since early March.
“Today, God sends us cans, so we’re cooking them for the children,” Suad Al-Zurai, 57, said as she stirred tinned beans in a simmering pot. The beans and whatever rice her sister can get from a nearby soup kitchen are all she’ll have today to feed her family of 16. And at least four more family members should be with them. — Chantal Da Silva, world news reporter
NBC Select: Online Shopping, Simplified
Over 95% of U.S. clothing is imported and subject to price increases because of tariffs. Here are the best places to find used clothing on the secondhand market. Also, kids 6 months and older should be wearing sunscreen, experts said. Here are the best options for a range of ages and skin types.
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