Gallup: Americans are not confident in their leaders’ ability to handle the economy

As President Biden and top Democrats and Republicans in Congress prepare for a high-stakes meeting over the debt limit, a new poll from Gallup shows Americans’ trust in their leaders on economic issues scraping new lows.

Only 35% have a “great deal” or “fair amount” of confidence in Biden to do the right thing on the economy, versus 64% who have “only a little” or “almost none.”

As for the top four House and Senate leaders Biden will be meeting with on Tuesday: 34% have a combined great or fair amount of...