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A note to our readersPolitico

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Centrist Democrats beef up affordability messagePolitico

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Anthropic, OpenAI back Warner-Budd workforce data billPolitico

Trump signs DHS legislation, ending record-breaking shutdownPolitico

Trump bets on quick Iran oil crunch. Experts see prolonged pain and rising costs.Politico

Hochul’s Dear Tom letterPolitico

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President Trump Job Approval

Approve38.3

Disapprove57.9

Disapprove +19.6

7 recent polls • through Aug 28 • updated Oct 2, 9:00 AM EDT

Party Favorability — Breakn Model

FavorableUnfavorableSpread

Republican Party42.651.1-8.5

Democratic Party51.742.0+9.7

Modeled estimate • proprietary Breakn News model • updated Oct 2, 9:00 AM EDT

2026 Generic Congressional Ballot

Democrats45.0

Democrats45.0

Republicans38.6

Republicans38.6

Democrats +6.4

8 recent polls • through Sep 28 • updated Oct 2, 9:00 AM EDT

Favorability Ratings — Breakn Poll Averages

FavorableUnfavorableSpread

Donald Trump35.061.5-26.5

JD Vance36.554.0-17.5

Donald Trump: 2 polls through Aug 24 • JD Vance: 2 polls through Aug 24 • updated Oct 2, 9:00 AM EDT

Polling data: VoteHub • CC BY 4.0

Breakn News stores source polling and hourly calculated snapshots locally for historical analysis and fast retrieval.

Mortgage rates • Freddie Mac PMMS®

Mortgage Rate Trend

30-year fixed7.28%

15-year fixed6.60%

Mortgage rate data: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey®

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