Category: Federal

  • Federal Register weekly update: 499 documents added

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    The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From Nov. 27, 2023, through Dec. 1, 2023, the Federal Register grew by 1,288 pages for…

  • Biden at 40% approval at the end of November

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    At the end of November, approval polling averages showed President Joe Biden (D) at 40% approval. Fifty-six percent of voters disapproved of his performance. This was one point lower than the approval rating he received at the end of October. Throughout November, Biden’s approval rating ranged from 40% to 41%. The lowest approval rating he’s…

  • U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims rise to 218,000

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    New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose 7,000 for the week ending Nov. 25 to a seasonally adjusted 218,000. The previous week’s figure was revised up by 2,000 to 211,000. The four-week moving average as of Nov. 11 fell 500 from the previous week’s revised average to 220,000. The number of continuing unemployment insurance…

  • Federal Register weekly update: More than 575 significant documents issued so far in 2023

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    The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From Nov. 20, 2023, through Nov. 24, 2023, the Federal Register grew by 2,228 pages for…

  • Democratic party committees cumulatively outraise Republican party committees in October

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    As of Oct. 31, 2023, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a combined $255 million and spent $230 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $211 million and spent…

  • U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims rise to 231,000

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    New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose 13,000 for the week ending Nov. 11 to a seasonally adjusted 231,000. The previous week’s figure was revised up by 1,000 to 218,000. The four-week moving average as of Nov. 11 rose 7,750 from the previous week’s revised average to 220,250. The number of continuing unemployment insurance…

  • Federal Register weekly update: More than 25,000 documents added so far in 2023

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    The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions. From Nov. 13, 2023, through Nov. 17, 2023, the Federal Register grew by 3,060 pages for…

  • House Republicans continue pushback against ESG considerations in retirement plans

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    House Republicans again pushed back on the Biden administration’s rule allowing ESG considerations in investments governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on the matter on November 7. The Republicans on the committee released a statement after the hearing arguing that, in…

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

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    There were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 64 vacancies as of November 15, 2023. Sixty-three of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. From October 16 to November 15, 2023: By November 13, 2023, 1,028 days in office, President Joe…