Polls

Washington Post -  Republicans hold advantages over Democrats on the economy and immigration, though a majority still say they want Democrats to control the next Congress “as a check on Trump.”

The findings come in a poll that, overall, paints a downbeat picture of Trump’s presidency eight months into his second term. Despite a slight uptick in his overall approval rating compared with April, Americans disapprove of his performance on a broad range of issues — the economy, immigration, foreign wars — and all by double-digit margins.

AP News -  The share of Republicans who see the country headed in the right direction has fallen sharply in recent months, according to the September survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Today, only about half in the GOP see the nation on the right course, down from 70% in June. The shift is even more glaring among Republican women and the party’s under-45 crowd.

Overall, about one-quarter of Americans say things in the country are headed in the right direction, down from about 4 in 10 in June. Democrats and independents didn’t shift meaningfully.