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Four months into his second tour of duty in the White House, President Donald Trump’s approval ratings remain slightly underwater.
The president stands at 46% approval and 54% disapproval in a new national survey by Marquette Law School. And Trump is at 42% approval and 52% disapproval in a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Most, but not all, of the latest national surveys place the president’s approval rating in negative territory, with a handful indicating Trump is above water.
Trump has aggressively asserted executive authority in his second term, overturning longstanding government policy and aiming to make major cuts to the federal workforce through an avalanche of sweeping and controversial executive orders and actions, with some aimed at addressing grievances he has held since his first term.
TRUMP’S APPROVAL RATINGS ARE UNDERWATER, BUT DEMOCRATS FACE RECORD-LOW POLLING NUMBERS
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the Oval Office on May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump started his second administration with poll numbers in positive territory, but his poll numbers started to slide soon after his late-January inauguration.
But two issues where the president remains at or above water in some surveys are border security and immigration, which were front and center in Trump’s successful 2024 campaign to win back the White House.
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Trump stands at 56% approval on border security and 50% approval on immigration in the Marquette Law School poll, which was conducted May 5-15.
But Trump’s muscular moves on border security and immigration, which have sparked controversy and legal pushback, don’t appear to be helping his overall approval ratings.
«Immigration is declining now as a salient issue,» said Daron Shaw, who serves as a member of the Fox News Decision Team and is the Republican partner on the Fox News poll.
Shaw, a politics professor and chair at the University of Texas, said «immigration and especially border security are beginning to lose steam as one of the top-three issues facing the country. Republicans still rate them fairly highly, but Democrats and independents, who had kind of joined the chorus in 2024, have moved on and in particular moved back to the economy as a focal point.»
Pointing to Trump, Shaw added that «when you have success on an issue, it tends to move to the back burner.»
Contributing to the slide over the past couple of months in Trump’s overall approval ratings was his performance on the economy and, in particular, inflation, which were pressing issues that kept former President Joe Biden’s approval ratings well below water for most of his presidency.
Trump’s blockbuster tariff announcement in early April sparked a trade war with some of the nation’s top trading partners and triggered a massive sell-off in the financial markets and increased concerns about a recession.
President Donald Trump announces the implementation of tariffs on countries across the globe during a White House event on April 2, 2025. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
But the markets have rebounded, thanks in part to a truce between the U.S. and China in their tariff standoff as Trump tapped the brakes on his controversial tariff implementation.
Trump stood at 37% approval on tariffs and 34% on inflation/cost of living in the Marquette Law School poll. And he stood at 39% on the economy and 33% on cost of living in the Reuters/Ipsos poll, which was conducted May 16-18.
Doug Heye, a longtime GOP strategist and former RNC and Bush administration official, pointed to last year’s election, saying, «The main reason Trump won was to lower prices. Prices haven’t lowered, and polls are reflecting that.»
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«With the exception of gas prices, there hasn’t been much of a reduction in prices,» Shaw said.
«Prices haven’t come down, and it’s not clear that people will say the absence of inflation is an economic victory. They still feel that an appreciable portion of their money is going to pay for basic things,» he added. «What Trump is realizing is that prices have to come down for him to be able to declare success.»
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President Donald Trump is doubling down on his nomination of Alina Habba after federal judges in New Jersey declined to extend her term as interim U.S. attorney, and instead chose to replace her with a different prosecutor, whom the DOJ subsequently fired.
The unusual chain of events has led to confusion over who will become the next interim U.S. attorney in the District of New Jersey, as Habba’s 120-day term is set to expire this week.
A White House spokesman said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital that Trump supports Habba becoming the permanent U.S. attorney, a position that requires Senate confirmation.
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President Donald Trump listens as White House Presidential Counselor Alina Habba delivers remarks before being sworn in as the interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey in the Oval Office at the White House on March 28, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
«President Trump has full confidence in Alina Habba, whose work as acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey has made the Garden State and the nation safer,» White House spokesman Harrison Fields said. «The Trump Administration looks forward to her final confirmation in the U.S. Senate and will work tirelessly to ensure the people of New Jersey are well represented.»
But Habba’s vote in the Senate does not appear to be happening anytime soon, if at all. New Jersey’s two Democratic senators, Cory Booker and Andy Kim, are currently blocking Habba’s nomination through the Senate’s «blue slip» tradition, and a person familiar with the process said the Senate has not received materials needed to vet her nomination in any case.
In the meantime, arcane laws surrounding the authority to fill federal vacancies have become pertinent.
Trump appointed Habba as the temporary U.S. attorney in March, but that term expires on Friday, according to the Department of Justice. Statutes indicate that federal judges have the authority to extend an interim U.S. attorney’s term or vote on replacing that person.
The district court judges of New Jersey, most of whom were appointed by Democratic presidents, convened behind closed doors on Monday and chose to replace Habba with her top assistant, Desiree Grace, a career DOJ prosecutor since 2016. Grace rose through the ranks to become head of the criminal division in New Jersey before becoming Habba’s No. 2 in April.
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Trump lawyer Alina Habba speaks at a campaign rally for then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 29, 2024. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
However, Attorney General Pam Bondi alleged that the judges infringed on Trump’s authority to appoint U.S. attorneys by voting to replace Habba. Bondi said she «removed» Grace in response to the judges’ actions.
«[Habba] has been doing a great job in making NJ safe again,» Bondi said in a statement. «Nonetheless, politically minded judges refused to allow her to continue in her position, replacing Alina with the First Assistant. Accordingly, the First Assistant United States Attorney in New Jersey has just been removed.»
Grace could not be reached for comment. An anonymous source with knowledge of the matter told the New York Times that Grace received an email Tuesday informing her that she was fired.
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In this Sept. 4, 2018, photo, Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. speaks during the committee’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s nominations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP)
A Habba spokeswoman told Fox News Digital that Habba is still the interim U.S. attorney through Friday. But the tension between the DOJ and the judges leaves open the question of who will assume the role come Saturday.
Booker said that firing a court-appointed U.S. attorney was part of a «pattern» of the DOJ flouting the law.
«The firing of a career public servant, lawfully appointed by the court, is another blatant attempt to intimidate anyone that doesn’t agree with them and undermine judicial independence,» Booker wrote on X.
Booker is among the critics who have deemed Habba unqualified for the job. Habba, who served as Trump’s legal spokeswoman and personal defense lawyer during his criminal prosecutions, had no experience as a prosecutor before Trump appointed her as lead prosecutor in New Jersey.
Upon taking the job, Habba was accused of politicizing the role after she advocated turning New Jersey «red,» and she drew a rare rebuke from a judge for ordering Newark’s Democratic mayor arrested and then quickly dismissing the charges.
But Trump and DOJ leadership are standing firmly by Habba. The Trump administration found a workaround in the Northern District of New York when John Sarcone’s term as U.S. attorney recently expired there, but it is unclear if a similar option is available for Habba.
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Anne Joseph O’Connell, a Stanford Law School professor, wrote on Bluesky that she believed Trump had the authority to fire Grace and possibly re-appoint Habba to serve out another temporary term.
«The question now is, will they name Habba to a new 120-day interim US attorney appointment or will they turn to the Vacancies Act and name a different person as acting U.S. attorney,» O’Connell wrote.
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At least 12 people have died as violent clashes escalate along the Thailand-Cambodia border. Amid the rising tensions, Thailand has closed its border with Cambodia.
One of Thailand’s six F-16 fighter jets along its disputed border fired into Cambodia and destroyed a military target, according to Reuters, which cited the Thai army. The outlet added that Cambodia’s Ministry of National Defense said the jets dropped two bombs on a road. The ministry said that it «strongly condemns the reckless and brutal military aggression of the Kingdom of Thailand against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Cambodia,» according to Reuters.
People rest at a shelter, following recent clashes along the disputed border between the two countries, according to authorities people have been killed across three border provinces, in Surin province, Thailand, July 24, 2025. (REUTERS/Pansira Kaewplung)
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Late on Wednesday, Thailand recalled its ambassador to Cambodia and announced it would expel the ambassador from Cambodia. On Thursday, Cambodia downgraded its diplomatic relations with Thailand to the lowest level and recalled all staff from its embassy in Bangkok, the Associated Press reported. Additionally, the Cambodian Foreign Ministry demanded all Thai diplomatic staff leave the country.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he would speak to the leaders of both countries by the end of the day, according to the BBC. Malaysia is currently serving as the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), putting Ibrahim in a position to mediate, as both Cambodia and Thailand are member states.
Royal Thai Army soldiers are pictured on armored vehicles on a road in Chachoengsao province on July 24, 2025. (Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP via Getty Images)
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The U.S. Embassy in Bangkok and the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh advised American citizens living in or traveling near the border area to follow the directions of local security personnel.
This comes almost exactly one month after both embassies warned U.S. citizens in their respective countries against going near the border. The State Department issued a «Level 1 with risk» travel advisory — just above the lowest level — urging Americans to exercise caution, though travel is permitted.
Cambodian soldiers reload the BM-21 multiple rocket launcher in Preah Vihear province on July 24, 2025. Thailand launched air strikes on Cambodian military targets on July 24 as Cambodia fired rockets and artillery, killing a civilian, in a dramatic escalation of a long-running border row between the two neighbors. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)
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While it is unclear how the latest clashes between Cambodia and Thailand began, the violence follows a dispute in May, during which troops from both sides exchanged fire. According to The Associated Press, both sides said they acted in self-defense and one Cambodian soldier was killed.
Following the flare-up in May, both countries took retaliatory actions, with Thailand stopping nearly all border crossings before ultimately closing them entirely. Meanwhile, Cambodia banned Thai movies and TV.
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La hambruna en Gaza, contada por una enfermera en primera línea: “Cada semana los números son mayores”
La enfermera Daniela de Oliveira Mota había trabajado en países con grupos armados, pero nunca había visto nada como Gaza. “Es todavía peor de lo que imaginé”, dice por teléfono a Infobae desde la Ciudad de Gaza, donde lleva dos meses como gerente de actividades de enfermería de Médicos Sin Fronteras (MSF). “Falta todo”. No se refiere solo a la destrucción visible tras 21 meses de guerra, sino a algo más profundo: la ausencia de lo más básico para la supervivencia humana.
En el centro sanitario donde trabaja —uno de los cinco que MSF opera en Gaza— atiende actualmente a más de 1.000 pacientes por desnutrición: niños de entre seis meses y cinco años, mujeres embarazadas y lactantes. “Cada semana los números son mayores”, constata. Pero admite que estas cifras son solo la punta del iceberg: “Sabemos que son muchísimos más” debido a las limitaciones de suministros y personal.
Su testimonio ilustra una realidad que las organizaciones humanitarias llevan meses denunciando: Gaza vive una hambruna provocada. Más de 100 ONG, entre ellas MSF, Save the Children y Oxfam, advirtieron el miércoles de una “hambruna masiva” que se extiende por la Franja, donde incluso los propios trabajadores de ayuda “se están uniendo a las mismas filas para recibir alimento”.
“Antes del 7 de octubre prácticamente no existía desnutrición aguda en Gaza”, explica De Oliveira Mota. Los centros de alimentación terapéutica que ahora dirige no existían antes de la guerra. La desnutrición infantil se ha convertido en una epidemia que comienza incluso antes del nacimiento.
“Lo que más me impacta son los niños con menos de seis meses, porque [la desnutrición] empieza ya cuando la mujer está embarazada”, relata. “Tenemos muchísimas mujeres embarazadas desnutridas. Es como un ciclo que nunca para, desde antes del nacimiento”. Médicos Sin Fronteras había reportado previamente que las mujeres con seis meses de embarazo a menudo no pesan más de 40 kilos.
Los datos oficiales confirman la gravedad de la situación. Solo en las últimas 72 horas antes del testimonio de la enfermera, 21 niños murieron por desnutrición o hambre, según confirmó el director del hospital Al Shifa, en el norte de Gaza. La Agencia de Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados Palestinos (UNRWA) reporta que uno de cada diez niños menores de cinco años presenta desnutrición. El Programa de Alimentos de la ONU estima que medio millón de personas sufren la hambruna en el enclave.
El caso que más marcó a De Oliveira Mota involucra a un bebé de 40 días que llegó con su abuelo. El padre había muerto en la guerra, la madre había abandonado al niño, y el anciano llevaba dos días dándole solo agua porque no conseguía fórmula láctea. “Me quedé en el teléfono por tres o cuatro horas llamando a diferentes organizaciones para intentar conseguir una lata de fórmula”, recuerda. “Algo que normalmente es tan simple, acá ahora es prácticamente imposible”.
La crisis se agravó dramáticamente el 2 de marzo, cuando Israel impuso un bloqueo total que prohibió durante casi tres meses el ingreso de alimentos, agua, medicamentos y otros suministros básicos. Aunque en mayo Israel comenzó a permitir el ingreso de ayuda “mínima”, según la definió el primer ministro Benjamin Netanyahu, los efectos persisten.
“Sabemos que tenemos lo que necesitamos en el otro lado de la frontera”, dice De Oliveira Mota con frustración. “Hay muchísimos alimentos, suministros, todas las cosas que necesitamos están esperando para poder entrar”. Para la enfermera, “cuando hablamos de la hambruna que está pasando ahora, es intencional. Podría terminar mañana”.
Israel defiende el bloqueo como una medida para presionar al grupo terrorista Hamas a liberar a los 50 rehenes que aún mantiene del ataque del 7 de octubre de 2023, menos de la mitad de los cuales se cree que siguen vivos. El Gobierno israelí acusa a Hamas de desviar ayuda humanitaria, aunque la ONU asegura que no ha habido desviación significativa.
La desnutrición de las madres complica aún más el panorama. “Una buena parte de las madres están desnutridas”, explica De Oliveira Mota. “Pueden continuar, pueden lograr amamantar aun cuando están desnutridas, pero el problema no es solamente la desnutrición”. El acceso limitado al agua, las condiciones de vida en tiendas de campaña y el trauma emocional afectan la producción de leche materna, explica la profesional.
Para los bebés menores de seis meses, MSF intenta orientar la lactancia materna y tratar a las madres con suplementos nutricionales. “En los casos muy graves tenemos algunos centros de internación para referir, pero muchas veces estamos casi esperando que el niño esté en un estado peor” para poder hospitalizarlo, reconoce.
MSF tiene actualmente 700 mujeres embarazadas y lactantes y 500 niños con desnutrición grave y moderada inscritos en solo dos centros.
COGAT, la autoridad israelí responsable de coordinar la ayuda humanitaria en la Franja, afirmó que no restringe la entrada de alimentos para bebés, incluida la leche de fórmula, en la Franja de Gaza. La agencia añadió que en las últimas semanas se habían entregado más de 1.400 toneladas de alimentos para bebés en Gaza.
La distribución de ayuda se ha convertido en otra fuente de sufrimiento. De Oliveira Mota presenció cómo llegó al servicio de urgencias un hombre atropellado por un camión de distribución de alimentos. “Aparentemente tienen una orden de las fuerzas israelíes de que el camión no puede parar hasta que llegue al punto de distribución, aun si hay personas”, explica. El hombre murió junto a su hijo de seis años.
Según la ONU, más de 1.000 palestinos han sido heridos o muertos por fuerzas israelíes mientras intentaban recoger ayuda desde finales de mayo. Para De Oliveira Mota, el sistema actual, gestionado por la Fundación Humanitaria de Gaza (GHF) con apoyo de Estados Unidos e Israel en lugar de los mecanismos tradicionales de la ONU, está “diseñado intencionalmente para crear el caos”.
“Las organizaciones humanitarias estamos acostumbradas a cómo se organiza un punto de distribución de manera segura”, explica. “Esto que están haciendo… simplemente las personas van a buscar comida y vuelven heridas de bala todos los días”.
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Los cortes eléctricos agravan la situación. Con combustible para apenas tres días, los centros médicos funcionan con generadores durante pocas horas. “Durante la noche solamente podemos tener el generador por dos o tres horas. El equipo se queda a oscuras, los pacientes también”, describe De Oliveira Mota.
A esto se suma el hambre, que también afecta a los trabajadores sanitarios. Oliveira Mota confirma que sus colegas palestinos han tenido que trabajar sin comer. “Tuvimos algunas situaciones en que los compañeros se fueron a trabajar sin comer”, dice. MSF ahora garantiza una comida diaria para su personal, pero muchos trabajadores humanitarios no pueden acceder a alimentos incluso teniendo salario porque “no hay comida en el mercado o los precios también son muy altos”.
Cada día, De Oliveira Mota enfrenta el dolor de no poder ofrecer respuestas completas a madres desesperadas. “Todos los días hablo con por lo menos tres pacientes que están pidiendo suplementos y no son del grupo objetivo”, dice. Cuando las madres llegan sin fórmula láctea o pañales para sus bebés desnutridos, ella intenta explicar las limitaciones: “Les digo que lo lamento mucho, que no tengo una solución ahora mismo… pero intento mirar cuáles otros apoyos podemos ofrecer a esa mujer o a esa familia”.
Para De Oliveira Mota, la situación no tiene precedentes. “Nunca, nunca hubo un bloqueo de ayuda humanitaria”, enfatiza.
El conflicto, que comenzó con el ataque terrorista de Hamas del 7 de octubre que mató a unas 1.200 personas, ha causado más de 59.000 muertes palestinas, según las autoridades de Gaza. UNICEF reporta que en 21 meses murieron más de 17.000 niños —un promedio de 28 diarios, “el equivalente de una clase entera”.
“La población civil está sufriendo muchísimo”, concluye De Oliveira Mota. “No tienen un minuto de paz. No tienen comida. No tienen seguridad. Nada en la vida está funcionando normalmente”. Su solución para acabar con el sufrimiento es clara: “Abrir las fronteras, permitir el acceso humanitario” sin restricciones. “Hay suficientes suministros, con organizaciones que saben distribuirlo de una manera segura”.
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