AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - Trump's economic polling is in freefall
President Trump's approval rating fell to a new second-term low in polling released Monday. Why it matters: Economic discontent drove Trump's re-election, but his failure to temper inflation and the fallout of the Iran war have turned voters against him. - About 37% of voters approve of Trump's job performance, per a New York Times/Siena poll released Monday, down 3% from the last poll conducted in January. - While Republicans still broadly back the president, 69% of independents — a core voting block the GOP will have to capture to maintain control of the House in November — disapprove of Trump, up from 62% in January. Driving the news: Roughly 64% of voters disapprove of Trump's handling of the economy, and 69% disapprove of…