> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://utahpolitics.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Americans sour on Trump - URL: https://utahpolitics.news/americans-sour-on-trump/ - Published: 2025-04-28T13:30:58.000Z - Updated: 2025-07-09T15:46:57.000Z - Author: Bryan Schott - Tags: Morning Memo ## Monday, April 28, 2025 ## ⏰ Tick Tock 9 days remaining to verify signatures for the HB267 referendum. (5/7/2025) 106 days to Utah's 2025 municipal primary elections (8/12/2025) 190 days until Election Day (11/4/2025) 554 days until the 2026 midterm elections (11/3/2026) ## 👀 Here's what you need to know for Monday morning: Thank you for being one of more than 1,200 people supporting Utah Political Watch with your free subscription. I'm so thankful to have you as a reader! 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[Upgrade to paid ](https://utahpolitics.news/membership/) ## Utah Headlines Minor political parties join forces, face uphill battle in GOP-dominated Utah. \[[Utah Political Watch](https://utahpolitics.news/minor-political-parties-join-forces-face-uphill-battle-in-gop-dominated-utah/)\] Utah State President spent $660K on new cars, SLC apartment, office bidet and more, records show. \[[Tribune](https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2025/04/28/utah-state-president-cantwell/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] 281 Utahns to lose rental assistance when federal funds run dry in 2026\. \[[Utah News Dispatch](https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/04/28/280-utahns-to-lose-rental-assistance-when-federal-funds-run-dry-in-2026/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] "A nightmare situation": Ranchers plan for tough choices as Utah's drought worsens. \[[KUER](https://www.kuer.org/science-environment/2025-04-28/a-nightmare-situation-ranchers-plan-for-tough-choices-as-utahs-drought-worsens?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Utah ended up with a near-normal snowpack. Here's how the rest of the rest fared. \[[Deseret News](https://www.deseret.com/utah/2025/04/26/utah-ended-up-with-a-near-normal-snowpack/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] S.L. County eyes selling a chunk of the Salt Palace to Smith Entertainment Group as part of new downtown district. \[[Tribune](https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/04/28/sl-county-eyes-selling-chunk-salt/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Suspect jailed after 71 explosives, bomb making materials seized from Orem home. \[[KUTV](https://kutv.com/news/local/bomb-squad-seizes-71-explosives-bomb-making-materials-from-suspects-orem-residence-eric-whitaker?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] ## National/International A trio of new polls show that a majority of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's handling of the presidency. The polls put Trump's approval rating somewhere between 39% and 45%. \[[CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/27/trump-approval-rating-economy-immigration-polls.html?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] DOGE hasn't delivered on the spending cuts promised by Elon Musk. Since the start of the Trump administration, the federal government has spent $171 billion *more* than during the same period over the last two years. \[[NOTUS](https://www.notus.org/whitehouse/doge-elon-musk-100-days?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] - Just 35% of Americans approve of the way Elon Musk is operating as part of the Trump administration. \[[Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/28/elon-musk-approval-poll/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Congress returns from its spring recess today. Democrats plan to attack Republicans on their tax and spending program. \[[New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/us/politics/democrats-republicans-benefits-cuts.html?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] CEOs are slashing costs because of the chaos surrounding President Trump's tariff policies. \[[Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/business/tariffs-companies-spending-2025-0c84b037?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Ports and air freight operators are reporting sharp declines in the amount of goods shipped from China as a result of President Trump's trade war. \[[Financial Times\]](https://www.ft.com/content/967a0c1a-6ae5-4d72-bd78-b7a8bdabccea?ref=utahpolitics.news) The Swiss franc is soaring against the dollar as investors look for a safe financial harbor. \[[Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/029e39e9-2f1b-48dc-b9c1-eca8ad3af14c?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] The Justice Department is looking for ways to clear homeless encampments and increase the involuntary hospitalization of people with mental illness. \[[Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/26/homelessness-justice-department-trump/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] ## Briefly... The price of airplane tickets is getting cheaper as fewer Americans are traveling than what airlines anticipated. \[[CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/26/plane-tickets-cheap-travel.html?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] S&P lowers the bond ratings for the city of Los Angeles which is facing a $1 billion budget deficit. \[[Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-26/city-of-la-bond-ratings-lowered-amid-budget-crisis?ref=utahpolitics.news)\]