Category: Federal
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Hagerty introduces bill prohibiting foreign ESG rule enforcement
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, introduced a bill—the PROTECT USA Act—that he says will protect American companies from the European Union’s (EU) ESG reporting requirements. Republicans and American business organizations have argued the EU’s ESG regulations would hurt and force compliance on U.S. companies. Hagerty’s bill would prohibit foreign…
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Resolutions to nullify Biden environment and energy rules head to Trump’s desk
What’s the story? Both chambers of Congress passed the following two resolutions in early March to nullify Biden administration rules related to environmental and energy policy: The resolutions of disapproval were sent to Trump’s desk for his signature on March 4 and March 10, respectively. Trump had not yet signed the resolutions as of March…
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All 15 of President Donald Trump’s (R) Cabinet secretaries have now been confirmed
All 15 of President Donald Trump’s (R) main Cabinet secretaries have now been confirmed, following the confirmation of Lori Chavez-DeRemer for secretary of labor on March 10, 2025. The Senate voted 67-32 to confirm Chavez-DeRemer, with 16 Democrats and 51 Republicans voting in favor of her nomination. Among presidents serving from 2009 to the present,…
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European Commission proposes ESG reporting rollback
The European Commission unveiled a proposal to scale back ESG reporting requirements under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Germany and France urged the Commission to ease CSRD requirements, arguing that they undermine EU companies’ competitiveness, especially as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has paused its reporting rules. The proposal would exempt up…
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Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for March 2025
In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies from February 2, 2025, to March 1, 2025. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS New vacancies There were 43 vacancies out of 870 active Article III judicial positions, a total vacancy percentage of 4.9,…
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Trump has yet to appoint any federal judges 40 days into his first year of his second term
President Donald Trump (R) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed no Article III federal judges through March 1, 2025, of the first year of his second term in office. The average number of federal judges appointed by previous presidents through March 1 of his first year in office is zero. The Senate had confirmed…
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President Donald Trump (R) has issued most executive orders of any 21st century president
Across his first and second term, President Donald Trump (R) has issued 301 executive orders. This is more than any other president in the 21st century. Looking at his second term in office, the number of executive orders Trump has issued following his swearing-in (81) is higher than Obama, Bush, Biden, and Trump’s first term…
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President Donald Trump (R) ends February with 48% approval, 48% disapproval
At the end of Feb., approval polling averages showed President Donald Trump (R) at 48% approval. Forty-eight percent of voters disapproved of his performance. The lowest approval rating he’s received during his presidency is 47%, last seen on Feb. 7, 2025. The highest approval rating Trump has received is 54%, last seen on Jan. 22,…
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Jamieson Greer confirmed as U.S. trade representative
The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Jamieson Greer as U.S. trade representative on Feb. 26, 2025. The Senate voted 56-43 in favor of his nomination, with five Democrats and 51 Republicans voting in favor. This was the 19th member of President Donald Trump’s (R) Cabinet confirmed in his second presidential term. Trump announced on Nov.…
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Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
There were 43 vacancies out of 890 authorized federal judicial posts as of February 25, 2025. All of the vacancies were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. By February 25, 2025, 36 days in office for his second term, President Donald Trump…