An AP-NORC poll conducted December 4-8 reveals President Donald Trump with 36% approval and 61% disapproval overall, including 67% disapproval on the economy and 60% on immigration, as shared in an X post by @PollTracker2024 during the 29-minute reporting window ending at 2:15 PM UTC on December 11. The poll shows Trump at 50% approval on border security but 55% disapproval on crime, 60% on foreign policy, and 69% on health care, with net changes indicating declines on most issues, according to the same X post linking to the AP-NORC article. A separate Emerson College poll from December 6-8 among Ohio registered voters shows Democrat Amy Acton leading Republican Vivek Ramaswamy 46% to 45% in the governor's race, a shift from August, and Republican Jon Husted at 49% over Democrat Sherrod Brown 46% in the Senate race, as posted by @PollTracker2024 in the same window. U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna posted on X about meeting Gerold Otten, a member of Germany's AfD party in the Bundestag, praising AfD's advocacy for energy independence, peace, and strong U.S. ties while criticizing the German government for censoring reporters and ignoring harassment of AfD officials, according to her post timestamped in the reporting window. Democrats returned blue slips for some of President Trump's U.S. attorney nominees advancing in the Senate this week, marking a win for Sen. Chuck Grassley despite Trump's frustration over blocked picks, as reported by the Washington Examiner and shared in an X post by @DISivak during the period.
