Category: Federal
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Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
There are 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 36 vacancies as of April 2. Thirty-five of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. In the past month: By March 31 — 436 days in office — President Donald Trump (R) nominated…
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President Donald Trump (R) has removed Pam Bondi (R) as United States Attorney General
President Donald Trump (R) has removed Pam Bondi (R) as United States Attorney General. In a statement on Truth Social, Trump wrote, "Pam did a tremendous job overseeing a massive crackdown in Crime across our Country... she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced…
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Trump signs absentee/mail-in voting executive order
On March 31, President Donald Trump (R) issued an executive order that requires the United States Postal Service (USPS) to mail absentee/mail-in ballots only to voters on an approved list. The order, entitled Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections, also requires the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to use federal data to create…
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President Trump has appointed 34 federal judges through April 1 of his second year of his second term
President Donald Trump (R) has appointed, and the Senate has confirmed, 34 Article III federal judges through April 1 of the second year of his second term in office. This is the third-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidents’ second terms since President Bill Clinton (D). The average number of federal…
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USDA guidance in response to litigation reinstates SNAP benefits for some ABAWDs
On Feb. 26, 2026, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) sent guidance to state agencies reversing its November 2025 termination of 18 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) work requirement waivers. The reversal came as a result of ongoing litigation that challenged the early termination of these waivers. All of the waivers that the USDA's…
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President Donald Trump’s (R) approval ratings in his second term did not change in March
President Donald Trump’s (R) approval ratings in his second term did not change from February, while the 119th Congress’s approval rating decreased. At the end of March, polling averages showed President Donald Trump’s (R) approval rating was 42%, the same as it had been over the previous three months. Fifty-six percent of voters disapproved of…
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President Donald Trump (R) issued ten executive orders in March; fifth-lowest monthly total of second term
President Donald Trump (R) issued ten executive orders in March, bringing his total to 253 in his second term. This was the fifth-lowest monthly total of his second term thus far. Trump issued orders on housing, cybersecurity, and the administrative state. Click here to read more about each order. Trump issued two more orders this…
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Advocacy groups sue SEC over proxy policy shift
On March 19, 2026, two investor advocacy groups filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to vacate a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) policy that changed how the agency handles shareholder proposals. The lawsuit challenges what the groups called the SEC’s November 2025 No-Objection Policy, which replaced the agency’s…
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Sen. Alan Armstrong becomes the 11th U.S. senator to announce he won’t seek re-election in 2026
Sen. Alan Armstrong (R-Okla.) signed an affidavit on March 24, 2026, stating that he will not run to represent Oklahoma in the U.S. Senate in 2026. On March 24, 2026, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) appointed Armstrong to represent the state in the U.S. Senate. Markwayne Mullin (R) previously held the seat before he resigned…
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Sen. Alan Armstrong takes office — ending the day-long vacancy in Oklahoma’s class II seat
On March 24, 2026, President Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) swore Sen. Alan Armstrong (R-Okla.) into the U.S. Senate, filling the vacancy in Oklahoma’s class II seat. The vacancy began on March 23, 2026, after Markwayne Mullin (R) resigned from the U.S. Senate to serve as the U.S. secretary of homeland security in President Donald…