Good evening. I'm Amna Nawaz.

And I'm Jeff Bennett. On the news hour tonight, President Trump gets his worst economic approval ratings ever in a new PBS news poll as Americans worry about affordability.

House Republicans buck their party's leadership, forcing a vote to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies

and stave off a spike in health care premiums. We speak to two lawmakers seeking a bipartisan

solution. You understand how Congress works. Unfortunately, we don't govern by leadership.

Yeah, we govern, we don't govern by leadership, we govern by crisis. And therefore it's a day by day situation.

And we catch up with a transgender teen and her parents who moved out of Texas because of the state's ban on transgender health care for minors.

I heard so, so, so much from the kids at school and just from people in Texas in general that I started to question,

am I the problem?

Welcome to the News Hour. President Trump is set to address the nation tonight to tout the work of his administration and look ahead to his priorities in the new year. The speech comes as economic concerns continue to be a top priority for Americans. In a new PBS News, NPR Maris poll, 57% of respondents say they disapprove

of the job the president's doing on the economy. 36% think he's doing a good job. It's the lowest

approval rating he's seen on the issue in either of his terms in office. For more insights from the

poll, I'm joined now by NPR's senior political editor and correspondent to Minico Montanaro. Good to see you. Hey, great to be with you. Let's talk about the president's handling of the economy. Tell us about that drop in support and who exactly is losing confidence in the president. I mean, this is a big deal. 36% of people approve of the job that the president is doing when it comes to the economy. This is the lowest number that he's

ever seen in the Marist poll as far as how he's handling the economy. And this was a relative

strength of his in his first term as president. And this is a big deal because he promised to

bring down prices during the 2024 election. It's a big reason you could argue that a lot of voters

crossed over to vote for him.

In particular, Latino voters who, you know, repeatedly said that prices, affordability were

huge issues for them as a reason why they voted for Trump.

We've seen all year that they've slid away from him, whether it's been in special elections,

the elections earlier in November, and in this poll,

only 32% approve of the job that he's doing on the economy.

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