Americans Slam Congress: Lowest Approval in History

0:00A new Gallup poll shows Americans are fed up with Congress with 86% disapproving of their job performance and just 10% giving. A thumbs up. That's the lowest approval in recent memory, based on phone interviews with 1,001 adults from April 1 through 15, 2000, 26. Approval started sliding hard since early 2025, kicking off at 17% in January before climbing to 31%, by March after some political shifts. It had tanked during the federal government shutdown that hit on October 1, 2025, and has stayed in the low teens ever since. Folks are pointing fingers at stuff like the ongoing tensions with Iran, skyrocketing gas prices, and Congress dragging their feet on bills like the goo. Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, which cleared the house back in 2025, but went nowhere. Digging into the numbers, disapproval jumped from 76% at the start of this Congress to a low of 63% last spring, now.

1:01Spiking back to 86%. Republicans drove a lot of that recent drop, their support crashing from 63% in March 2025, while Democrats sit at. Just 3% approval and independence at 11%. This poll paints a rough picture for lawmakers heading into tougher times, with public trust at rock bottom and no quick fixes in sight. Today informed with California News Today, AI-powered updates, I'm Corey with The Story.