Welcome to Meet the Press Now.

I'm Kristen Welker in Washington, where multiple new developments today point to increasing trouble for the Republican Party ahead of the midterms.

After a vote in Virginia that could tip the

balance of power in Congress toward the Democrats, and more new polling shows the president's

approval numbers sinking as the war with Iran drags on. Multiple polls show two-thirds of Americans

disapprove of the job Mr. Trump is doing as president. And nearly two months into the Iran war,

his handling of the issue remains underwater. The White House has provided little clarity on when the war could end

with peace talks now on hold as the president tries to extend the ceasefire. But Iran attacked

multiple ships traveling through the Strait of Ramos today, which could prolong the war's

economic impact with the cost of living top of mind for Americans heading into the midterms.

And polls show a majority disapproving of the president's handling of the economy.

But those numbers seemingly have not affected the president's bullish outlook for November.

We're making America great again. And this November, we're going to win the midterms.

We're going to win, and we're going to win like Deborah before.

If you want a rich and strong and a country that you're going to be proud of America,

you must go out in the midterms and vote Republican. We need that. But from now until

November, we're going to fight, and I'm going to personally campaign for every one of you. We're

going to go to win in midterms. We've got to get out and win. Now, whether vulnerable

Republicans will want the president campaigning for them in light of those sagging poll numbers is unclear.

Up until now, the party has largely stuck by him and his agenda, including on redistricting where Republicans suffered a major loss in Virginia last night.

As voters approved a state plan to redraw their congressional maps, it's a move that could net Democrats as many as four more seats in November and level out

the score in what has become a nationwide redistricting battle kicked off by President Trump last

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