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  • Joe Biden, Donald Trump lead respective presidential primary polling averages and PredictIt markets

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    As of Oct. 24, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) leads in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market. Trump’s polling average currently stands at 59%, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at 13%. No other candidate has more than a 10% polling average. In PredictIt’s Republican…

  • Joe Biden, Donald Trump lead respective presidential primary polling averages and PredictIt markets

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    As of Oct. 17, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) leads in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market. Trump’s polling average currently stands at 58%, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at 13%. No other candidate has more than a 10% polling average. In PredictIt’s Republican…

  • Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001

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    Through October 16, 2023, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 69 vacancies. Sixty-eight of those vacancies were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. By October 1, 2023, 985 days in office, President Joe Biden (D) had nominated 182 judges to…

  • Joe Biden, Donald Trump lead respective presidential primary polling averages and PredictIt markets

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    As of Oct. 3, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) leads in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market. Trump’s polling average currently stands at 57%, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at 14%. No other candidate has more than a 10% polling average. In PredictIt’s Republican…

  • Biden ends September with a 41% approval rating

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    At the end of September, polling averages showed President Joe Biden (D) at 41% approval. Fifty-five percent of voters disapproved of his performance. This was the same approval rating he received at the end of August. Throughout September, Biden’s approval rating ranged from 41% to 42%. The lowest approval rating he’s received during his presidency…

  • Biden issued executive orders on national security technologies and Coast Guard personnel management in August

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    President Joe Biden (D) issued two executive orders in August, bringing his total number to 121. The two orders he issued in August were: Executive Order on United States Coast Guard Officer Personnel Management (Aug. 14, 2023) Executive Order on Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern…

  • The 118th Congress sees its lowest-ever approval rating average in August

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    At the end of August, approval polling averages showed President Joe Biden (D) at 41% approval. Fifty-four percent of voters disapproved of his performance. This was one point lower than the approval rating he received at the end of July. Throughout August, Biden’s approval rating remained between 41% and 42%. The lowest approval rating he’s…

  • New federal SNAP work requirements take effect September 1

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    Starting September 1, 2023, new Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) rules go into effect requiring some older Americans to work to qualify for food assistance, while also exempting other groups from working. These SNAP work requirement modifications were included in the Fiscal Responsibility Act enacted on June 3, 2023, as part of the negotiations between…

  • Biden issues executive orders on courts-martial rules and domestic manufacturing in July

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    President Joe Biden (D) issued two executive orders in July, the 118th and 119th of his presidency. The two orders he issued in July were: Executive Order on 2023 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States (July 28, 2023) Executive Order on Federal Research and Development in Support of Domestic Manufacturing and United States Jobs (July…

  • Biden, Trump lead respective presidential primary polling averages and PredictIt markets

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    As of July 24, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) leads in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market. Trump’s polling average stands at 52%, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at 18%. No other candidate has more than a 10% polling average. In PredictIt’s Republican primary…