Inside Washington, continuing developments in the Internal Revenue Service, Associated Press and Benghazi scandals may have given President Obama the worst week of his presidency so far. But outside Washington, Obama seems to be doing just fine.

According to a CNN poll taken on Friday and Saturday of last week, 53 percent of Americans say they approve of the job Obama is doing as president. That is UP two points from the last time CNN polled Americans back on April 5-7. Gallup’s daily tracking poll closely follows the CNN survey’s pattern. Obama’s current approval rating is 50 percent, which is up from 49 percent in early April.