From the New York Times, it's the headlines.

I'm Will Jarvis in for Tracy Mumford.

Today's Monday, May 18th.

Here's what we're covering.

President Trump's approval rating in his second term has reached a record low.

According to a Times-Syana poll released this morning, just 37% of voters

approve of how Trump is handling his job as president. That's less than at any point since he took

office last year. Trump's approval rating has dropped four points since January alone, and a majority

of voters seem deeply skeptical of how he's handling some of the country's

most pressing issues. For example, 64% of voters disapprove of how he's handled the economy,

and 65% say they disapprove of how he's handled the war in Iran. More broadly, a growing

number of voters say that Trump's policies are hurting them personally.

The owner of a cleaning company in Missouri told the times he voted for Trump in 2020 and

24, but said he was, in his words, very pissed off with the president's decision to attack Iran.

He said, quote, I just want my family to live a good, healthy life, adding that he didn't want to

constantly pay more and more and more for food and other essentials. Still, Republicans broadly

approve of Trump's job performance and how he's handled the war. And this weekend, there was

more evidence that the president has continued to keep a tight grasp on his party. When you participate in democracy, sometimes it doesn't turn out the way you wanted to.

In Louisiana on Saturday, Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, who's clashed with the president,

lost his primary election after being beaten by a Trump-backed candidate.

But you don't pout, you don't whine, you don't claim the election was stolen, you don't find a reason why...

Cassidy was one of a small handful of Republicans who voted to convict Trump in his impeachment trial after January 6th.

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