Category: Federal
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President Joe Biden hit a 45% approval rating in February, highest since October 2021
At the end of February, polling averages showed 44% of voters approved of President Joe Biden’s (D) performance. Fifty-one percent of voters disapproved of his performance. Throughout February, Biden’s average approval rating remained between 43% and 45%. Our average showed him at 45% on February 23 and 24. The last time Biden had 45% approval…
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Biden maintains lead in PredictIt’s 2024 presidential election market
As of Feb. 28, 2023, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential market shows President Joe Biden (D) as the favorite to win at $0.36, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at $0.28, and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.25. Biden has held the lead in this market since Jan. 22, 2023. No other candidate has more…
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19 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week
Ballotpedia identified nineteen declared candidates for federal and statewide offices over the previous week. All of these candidates declared prior to their state’s official filing deadline. That number is four fewer than the number of candidates processed the previous week (15). Seven of those candidates were Democratic, while eight were Republican. Four were third-party candidates.…
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Federal Register weekly update: 19 significant documents added
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From February 20 through February 24, the Federal Register grew by 1,670 pages for a year-to-date…
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U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims fall to 194,000
New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits fell 1,000 for the week ending February 11 to a seasonally adjusted 194,000. The previous week’s figure was revised down from 196,000 to 195,000. The four-week moving average as of February 11 rose to 189,500 from a revised 189,000 as of the week ending February 4. The number…
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Federal Register weekly update: Tops 10,000 pages
The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From February 13 through February 17, the Federal Register grew by 1,358 pages for a year-to-date…
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Biden holds lead in PredictIt’s 2024 presidential election market
As of February 21, 2023, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential market shows President Joe Biden (D) leading at $0.36, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at $0.29, and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.27. Biden has held the lead in this market since January 22, 2023. No other candidate has more than a $0.10 share…
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Republican National Committee outraising the Democratic National Committee for third consecutive time at this point in the presidential election cycle
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has outraised the Democratic National Committee (DNC) so far in the 2024 presidential election cycle, according to their most recent filings with the Federal Election Commission. From January 2021, the beginning of the 2024 presidential election campaign finance cycle, through January 2023, the RNC has raised $340 million in cumulative…
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Current presidential candidate field a quarter of the size of 2020’s at this point last cycle
Former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (R) announced on Feb. 14 that she was running for president of the United States. In a video, she said, “It’s time for a new generation of leadership to rediscover fiscal responsibility, secure our border, and strengthen our country, our pride, and our purpose.” The announcement…
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U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims rise to 196,000
New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose 13,000 for the week ending February 4 to a seasonally adjusted 196,000. The previous week’s figure was unrevised at 183,000. The four-week moving average as of February 4 fell to 189,250 from an unrevised 191,750 as of the week ending January 28. The number of continuing unemployment…