As the government shut down continues and in the wake of the latest nationwide "No Kings Day" protest, President Donald Trump continues to be a polarizing president.

The latest Gallup poll reveals Trump is now the second-least popular president at this point in office since World War II,

A poll, conducted by Reuters/Ipsos over six days and completed on Monday, shows that Trump’s new approval rating stands at 42%, which is a 2% increase from earlier this month. Since April, the president’s approval rating averaged between 40% and 44% within the poll.

Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the recent U.S. strikes on the ships of suspected traffickers, which have come under criticism given that the United States is not at war, and those aboard the ships have not been convicted of any crime.

The president announced he had “terminated” the Gateway project. The Democratic candidate for governor quickly seized on the issue and tied her opponent to Mr. Trump.

The government shutdown will extend into next week, as the Senate leaves town for the weekend yet again without a deal to reopen the government. Their next votes are expected on Monday, which will be day 27 of the shutdown.

President Donald Trump said the ballroom is being "paid for 100 percent by me and some friends of mine, donors."

President Donald Trump's administration announced Wednesday new “massive sanctions” against Russia's oil industry that are aimed at moving Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table and bringing an end to Moscow's brutal war on Ukraine.

President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical minerals deal Monday at the White House, making good on U.S. interest in Australia’s rich rare-earth resources as a potential counterpoint to China’s new minerals export restrictions.