Poll offers ray of midterm hope for Republicans as Trump’s rating bounces back

Published September 23, 2026 11:45am ET | Updated September 23, 2026 12:03pm ET



Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of Washington Secrets. If a friend sent you this and you’d like to sign up, CLICK HERE. Today, we bring out the rarely used “good news for Republicans” midterm klaxon. Plus, we ask which luxury-loving politician was spotted slumming it in economy on the way back from the United Nations. And which Democrat was stoking 2028 speculation in D.C. on Tuesday evening?

Donald Trump’s approval ratings are bouncing back, and Republicans are closing the gap on Democrats ahead of the midterm elections, according to a new poll by John Zogby Strategies.

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