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 Sept. 25, 2023, through Sept. 29, 2023, the Federal Register grew by 2,036 pages for…
Through September 24, 2023, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 69 vacancies. All of those vacancies were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. From August 1 through September 24: By September 24, 978 days in office, President Joe Biden (D)…
House Republicans on September 14 passed four new bills opposing ESG out of the Education and Workforce Committee, bringing the total number of ESG bills passed out of committee this year to seven. The move followed the lead of the House Financial Services Committee, which advanced its own slate of bills opposing ESG in August.…
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 Sept. 18, 2023, through Sept. 22, 2023, the Federal Register grew by 1,748 pages for…
As of Sept. 19, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) leads in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market. Trump’s polling average currently stands at 57%, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at 13%. No other candidate has more than a 10% polling average. In PredictIt’s Republican…
Seventy (70) people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, 61 fewer than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline. Thirty-one (31) of those candidates were Democratic, while 34 were Republican. Five are minor-party candidates. Forty-four (44) candidates are running for Congress, 20 for state…
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 Sept. 11, 2023, through Sept. 15, 2023, the Federal Register grew by 1,548 pages for…
As of Sept. 12, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) leads RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market. Trump’s polling average currently stands at 54%, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at 13%. No other candidate has more than a 10% polling average. In PredictIt’s Republican primary market,…
New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits fell 13,000 for the week ending September 2 to a seasonally adjusted 216,000. The previous week’s figure was revised up by 1,000 to 229,000. The four-week moving average as of September 2 fell 8,500 from the previous week’s revised average to 229,250. The number of continuing unemployment insurance…
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 Sept. 4, 2023, through Sept. 8, 2023, the Federal Register grew by 1,720 pages for…