Amid tense negotiations to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling and avoid default, President Joe Biden’s latest job approval rating of 39% is just two percentage points higher than his personal low recorded last month. Meanwhile, Americans’ approval of the job Congress is doing has edged up four points since April but remains lackluster, at 20%. …
Mentions of the federal budget or debt as the most important problem facing the U.S. ticked up this month to 5%, from 2% in April. While it is rare for more than 2% of Americans to cite this category of concerns, it rose to as high as 20% in 2013 and 17% in 2011 during previous debt ceiling showdowns. CONTINUED
Megan Brenan, Gallup
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