Speaker Johnson, Gop leaders on Govt. Shutdown

House Speaker Johnson along with other GOP leaders continue to speakout on federal government shutdown as the U.S. reaches day 22. President Donald Trump on Tuesday rebuffed a request by top Democratic lawmakers to meet until the three-week-old U.S. government shutdown ends.

WASHINGTON - As the partial federal government shutdown enters its third week in the U.S., a new poll is revealing how Americans feel about Congress .

These findings are from Gallup’s Oct. 1-16, 2025, poll that began on the first day of the government shutdown.

Approval rating of Congress declines

By the numbers:

According to the survey, Americans’ approval rating of Congress has dropped to the teens, declining 11 percentage points to 15%, similar to approval a

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