Trump approval hits record-low 31 percent, polls show Republican struggles

What the coverage shows

Both outlets frame the coverage around Republican discomfort rather than Trump’s approval number itself. Al Jazeera alone foregrounds the poll result, saying Trump’s approval hits a record low of 31 percent and that Democrats lead Republicans by 12 points in generic congressional ballot surveys. Politico instead focuses on campaign behavior, highlighting that GOP candidates are avoiding Trump in ads and, in some cases, even at events.

Written by Crossfiled from the 2 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.