Category: Federal
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US warns EU it will act over corporate sustainability rules
The Trump administration sent a letter to the European Union (EU) in August 2026 saying that it "will take any actions necessary to address unreasonable burdens on US commerce" unless the EU further scales back two corporate sustainability laws. The letter identifies the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which requires companies to disclose sustainability-related information,…
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SEC makes shareholder proposal no-action pause permanent
The Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance announced on Aug. 14, 2026, that it will permanently stop responding to no-action requests under Rule 14a-8. The rule governs when shareholders may place proposals on a company's proxy ballot and when companies may exclude them. No-action letters were nonbinding responses in which SEC staff…
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Primary runoff will determine Lindsey Graham's (R) replacement on August 25
Incumbent Darline Graham (R) and Ralph Norman (R) are running in a special Republican Party primary runoff on August 25, 2026, in South Carolina to determine which candidate will be the Republican nominee in the state's general election on November 3, 2026. In the primary, Graham received 33% of the vote to Norman's 24%. The…
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A 2024 rematch is happening in Wisconsin's most competitive U.S. House district
Incumbent Derrick Van Orden (R), Rebecca Cooke (D), Alexander Valiensi Kent (I), and Rustin Provance (I) are running in the general election for Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District on November 3, 2026. Wisconsin Public Radio's staff wrote, "The 3rd District is the most competitive seat in Wisconsin and among the most competitive in the country." This…
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Davis (D) and Buckhout (R) meet in NC-01 rematch after 2024 election decided by 1.7 points
Incumbent Donald Davis (D), Laurie Buckhout (R), and Tom Bailey (L) are running in the general election for North Carolina's 1st Congressional District on November 3, 2026. The election is taking place in the context of redistricting, which changed the district's boundaries from those used in 2024. Inside Elections' Nathaniel Rakich said, "[T]he 1st District…
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Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for August 2026
In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies from July 2 through Aug. 1, 2026. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS New vacancies There were 25 vacancies out of 870 active Article III judicial positions, a total vacancy percentage of 2.9, which…
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Trump issued two executive orders in July, his second-lowest monthly total this term
President Donald Trump (R) issued two executive orders in July, the second-fewest of any month in his second term. As of July 31, Trump had signed 271 executive orders in his second term. The July executive orders addressed defense supply chains and the Smithsonian Institution. Click here to read more about each order. Trump issued…
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Trump ends July with second term low approval rating
At the end of July, approval polling averages showed President Donald Trump (R) at 39% approval, a tie with June 2, 2026, for the lowest average approval rating of his second term. Fifty-eight percent of voters disapproved of his performance. The highest average approval rating Trump has received in his second term was 54%, last…
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Pou (D) and Pino (R) are running in New Jersey's 9th Congressional District, one of 23 Trump-won districts Democrats are defending this November
Incumbent Nellie Pou (D), Rosemary Pino (R), and Terrisa Bukovinac (Save Our Babies Party) are running in the general election for New Jersey's 9th Congressional District on November 3, 2026. The New Jersey Monitor's Nikita Biryukov said, "The 9th District has historically been safe Democratic ground, and Republicans have not won a House election there…
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Tran (D) and Vo (R) running in California's redrawn 45th Congressional District on November 3
Incumbent Derek Tran (D) and Chuong Vo (R) are running in the general election for California's 45th Congressional District on November 3, 2026. The election is taking place in the context of redistricting that changed the boundaries of the 45th District from those used in the 2024 election. Inside Elections' Nathaniel Rakich said, "[The district]…