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Recent polls show President Donald Trump's approval rating is around 40% to 45%.
Trump's approval ratings in the first year of his terms have been lower than other modern presidents at the same point.
America has rounded into week two of a government shutdown with no mention so far of an end date.
President Donald Trump has insisted the blame falls on the Democrats, who are sticking with demands for extending health care coverage. But the polls show more Americans blame Republicans and Trump than Congressional Democrats for the shutdown.
Alongside the shutdown, it's been a busy week. National Guard troops were deployed in Chicago before the move was temporarily blocked by a federal judge . Trump announced the leaders of Israel and Hamas agreed to the firs