President Donald Trump's approval rating took a slight dip in a new national poll over the last week, but still remain in a months-long plateau stretching back to mid-May.

In a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Oct. 28, the president had a 40% approval rating, compared to last week's 42%. Though the three-day poll measures a 2-point drop since the previous survey, the difference is within the margin of error, maintaining the president's steady ratings.

Positive opinions of his job performance have not strayed beyond a percentage point or two from its current 40% for more than five months, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling. However, disapproval has grown over the same period of time, rising from 52% in a May 16-18 poll, to 57% in the latest Oct. 24-26 survey.

The poll, which was conducted online, surveyed 1,018 U.S. adults nationwide and had a margin of error of 3 percentage points.

The poll also asked respondents about their opinions on the government shutdown, which is now the second-longest in American history. A debate over extending health care tax credits that expire at the end of the year has remained the key sticking point between Democrats and Republicans. Trump and congressional Republicans argue that the health care subsidies should be debated after the shutdown is over.

The survey found 50% of Americans were frustrated with the shutdown and another 20% were angry. Some 29% said they either didn't care or were glad about the shutdown, according to Reuters.

Some 73% of Americans polled say they want the insurance subsidies to continue as Democrats maintain, despite arguments that they will increase the federal budget deficit. The numbers show little change from the results of a poll conducted earlier in the month when asked the same question, Reuters reported.

Kathryn Palmer is a politics reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at kapalmer@usatoday.com and on X @KathrynPlmr.

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