Congress Disapproval Hits Record High

0:00It's April 22nd. Welcome to U.S. News Today, powered by AI and covering the nation. Disapproval of Congress just hit 86 percent, tying the record high from over 50 years of Gallup polls with only 10 percent of Americans. Approving as a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security stretches into its 10th week. Gallup has tracked this since 1974, where approval has averaged just 28 percent, and this latest number from April 1st to. 15th on a thousand adults shows a sharp draw for the Republican, led 119th Congress, starting the year at 17 percent, and peaking at 31 percent last March. Republicans are driving the plunge, with their approval crashing from 63 percent in March of 2025 to way lower now, while Democrats sit at 3 percent in independence at 11 percent, fueled by stalled bills like voter citizenship proof, high gas prices, Iran war. Republicans and ethics scandals hitting two House members.

1:01The shutdown kicked off February 14th, leaving tens of thousands of DHS workers, without paychecks, on top of last fall's record-long federal, stoppage that already tanked ratings. Senate Republicans just dropped a plan to fund immigration and customs enforcement in Border Patrol through Trump's term using a budget trick, too. Side-step Democrats, while the House pushes a short-term fix, but no full deal has hit the president's desk yet, keeping the gridlock alive.