of the cook political report with amy walter, and tamara keith, npr senior white house correspondent welcome to you both. all right, tam, so according to this pbs news/npr/marist poll, americans are divided about president trump's job performance. and in this latest poll, 56 percent of americans say the president is rushing to make change without considering the impact of his decisions. that includes two-thirds of independents and 11 percent of trump voters. what stands out to you about this? tamara keith, national public radio: the two-thirds of independents, because independent voters are sort of the canary in the coal mine for approval of what the president is doing. and when you are winning independents as president, you're doing well. when independents are moving away from you, that's an indication, because, at this point, partisan views are so set in stone that republicans will automatically say that trump is doing great and democrats will automatically say that he is doing terrible. so you look to the independents. and in this case, two-thirds of independents say that the pres

of the cook political report with amy walter, and tamara keith of npr.th. let's start on capitol hill. tam, lawmakers are up against a deadline to fund the government by the end of this week. house republicans have rolled out their plan. president trump has backed that, calling for republicans to show unity. republicans can only lose one vote, if all democrats vote against it. do you see this happening? can republicans get it done? tamara: president trump is asking for, saying please even, asking that there be no dissent. i think there could be a wee bit of dissent, but president trump is in a pretty strong position with members of his own party, especially in the house. they are making a case to house members that this is their best chance to get all the other things they want, and also that the trump white house would be able to use this legislation to make cuts to the government, move money around, do the doge plan. that's incidentally the argument that democrats have against it. amna: which brings me to you, amy. we have heard house democratic leader

amy walter.rooks, columnist for "the new york times." jonathan cape heart and tiffany smiley who was a republican candidate for congress in washington statement tiffany, you worked with president trump during the first term on v.a. reform. give us a sense of how he can set a framework for in breakneck pace this first six weeks as he and elon musk and their alleys set to realign the federal government. >> matter and it was so needed. an economy wasn't working for the american people and we were on the verge of world war iii. it's been amazing to watch him work so hard and really he's delivering on the promises that he campaigned on. from securing our border to getting our economy back on track. he's really delivering on those promises. and media is having a hard time keeping up with him. so the american people might any maybe they don't like some of the ways that he is delivering on this but there's no easy way to accomplish these monumental tax. it has to be done and president trump does a really

still to come, amy walter and tamara keith break down the latest political headlines.der successfully touches down in a new feature for privatized base exploration. and the notable moments from last nights academy awards. ♪ >> this is the pbs news hour from the david rubenstein studio at weta in washington and from the west at the walter cronkite school of journalism from arizona state university. geoff: as president trump gets ready to address congress for the first time since reentering the oval office, our latest poll offers a new look at what the american public thinks about the actions his administration has taken in these first 43 days. lisa desjardins is out those super scream to walk us through the numbers. big picture, what do the american people think about president and the changes he is making? reporter: the approval rating -- 45% approve of the job done by donald trump as president. i want you to remember that 45%. more americans disapprove but just barely. why is this 45 so significant? this is his approval rating up and down over time. here we are right

amy walter, publisher and editor in chief of cook political report. todd, the host of the chuck todd cast. and you know him from somewhere else, too. former congressman mondaire jones and brad todd, a republican strategist and cnn political commentator. welcome to all of you. chuck, welcome to cnn. >> i. >> you. >> know, it's good to be here. it's wonderful to have you. >> good work. >> over here. well, i've loved doing good work with you over many, many years. and i'm grateful that you're here. let's talk about what the times is reporting. this is maggie haberman and jonathan swan. and while the president is obviously disputing it, the details are really granular and quite something down to the back and forth. apparently. musk. they report telling rubio you fired nobody. rubio shouting back that or i shouldn't say shouting back. they don't report that. but saying back to him, mr. musk was not being truthful. and he asked sarcastically whether mr. musk wanted him to rehire all the people that he could make a show of firing again. >> you know. >> what.