Republican candidates distance from Trump as midterm anxieties grow

Republican candidates in competitive races have begun distancing themselves from Trump, whose approval rating has sunk to a new low weeks before the midterms.

• An Ipsos poll found 32% of Americans view the Republican administration positively, its lowest level since Trump returned to office in January 2025.
• Representative Maria Elvira Salazar condemned Trump's immigration policies in a campaign video, saying Latinos who helped him win in 2024 "now feel betrayed."
• Senate candidates Mike Rogers and Ashley Hinson called for ending the war with Iran to lower costs for Americans.
• The House passed a war powers resolution to end the Iran war, with three Republicans who had opposed five previous efforts supporting it.
• A CNN/SSRS poll found 29% approve of Trump's foreign policy, his lowest ever, and 78% say he is not doing enough to end the Iran war.
• White House press secretary Anna Kelly defended Trump's actions against the Iranian nuclear program.