Stephen Dinan The Washington Times - September 11, 2013, 01:51PM

Congress’s approval rating has shot up — to 19 percent.

The latest Gallup polling shows approval of Capitol Hill rose 5 percent from August to September, and is at its highest point since last October.

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Gallup said the rise for Congress comes as it battles President Obama on Syria, and the pollsters note than the president’s own approval ratings have stagnated in recent weeks.