US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up during a "Keep America Great" campaign rally at Wildwoods Convention Center in Wildwood, New Jersey, January 28, 2020. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images

President Donald Trump's approval rating has hit the highest level of his presidency — 49% — in a Gallup poll. Trump was boosted by increased approval among independent as well as Republican voters, according to the survey released Tuesday. The poll of 1,033 adults was conducted from Jan. 16 to 29, during Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate. Trump's approval rating among his fellow GOP voters now stands at 94% percent, 6 points higher than registered by the last Gallup poll. And 42% of independents approve of the job he is doing, up 3 points.