Is inflation about to cool off?
Sticky Situation We all hoped for a cooler April Consumer Price Index (CPI) print, and technically we got one — 8.3% year-over-year vs. March’s 40-year high of 8.5%. The temptation to call peak inflation […]
How many Americans view Biden ‘very’ unfavorably? The latest data
In a survey of U.S. adults in May 2022, just around half of the respondents held an unfavorable opinion of Democratic President Joe Biden, with 12 percent having a somewhat unfavorable and 39 percent […]
This president’s approval ratings tanked the fastest
While most Americans disapprove of President Joe Biden, a Statista poll using data from Gallup sought to find out which president the majority of Americans (at least 51%) disapproved of the president the fastest. Of the most recent […]
This US president doled out the most pardons
U.S. President Joe Biden issued the first three pardons of his term in office and shortened the sentences of 75 people who had been charged for non-violent drug offenses. The move comes as part of his administration’s […]
You won’t believe how much these Russian superyachts cost
Reports about the superyachts of sanctioned Russian billionaires being frozen or detained came a dime a dozen in the aftermath of the invasion of Ukraine by the country at the end of February. After […]
Here’s how Biden’s approval ratings compare to Obama’s and Trump’s
According to polls by Gallup, President Joe Biden’s approval rating stood at 42 percent most recently after having stagnated at a low level for several months. The rating is sticking despite much higher approval of […]
How many Americans actually approve of Biden?
As of March 18, 2022, about 42% of Americans approved of the way Joe Biden was handling his job as president. President Biden’s public approval has sunk since August 2021, reaching its lowest point […]
Legal abortion rates in decline in the US
The abortion rate in the U.S. has been in steady decline since the 1990s, and both proponents of abortion and anti-abortion activists credit this to the passing of laws restricting women’s access to the procedure, according […]
How many Americans really favor legal abortion?
A conservative-packed Supreme Court is set to overturn its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which made access to legal abortion a constitutional right, according to a draft opinion obtained by Politico. Overturning the decision would mean […]
Americans don’t think Biden is handling the Ukraine war well
Most Americans disapprove of how President Joe Biden is handling the Ukraine War, according from data Statista gathered from The Economist and YouGov. Russian forces invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, just three after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of Donetsk […]