President Donald Trump’s approval rating is underwater in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District—where a special election will be held next week—in part because of shrinking support from independent voters, according to a poll released Wednesday. Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment via email.

Tennessee is still decidedly Trump terrain. He won the state with 64% of the vote last year and topped 60% the previous two presidential elections. But Republicans appear to be feeling out how to adjust to a changing political environment – one in which the economy is a political liability, as opposed to a means to attack incumbent Democrats.

A poll shows early voters favor Democratic nominee Aftyn Behn, while those planning to vote on Election Day are leaning toward Republican nominee Matt Van Epps. What to know.

Democrats started this year in the doldrums, having lost both the White House and control of Congress and with their party heading toward record-low approval ratings.

State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) took to X earlier this week, blasting Harris County for "STILL allowing many citizens to register to vote using private P.O. boxes." Bettencourt argued such registrations are in direct violation of the law he authored-Senate Bill 1111-which made such action illegal, barring certain qualifications.

New election results are expected today in Elmore County, where four school-related elections — including one decided by a single vote — could shift.