Category: Federal
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UBS quits NZBA
UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank, announced Thursday it is leaving the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), joining several recent global departures from the coalition. UBS was a founding member of the NZBA and is the third major bank to leave in as many weeks. The departures could limit the alliance’s ability to set shared targets and monitor…
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Overview of implications for the administrative state in decisions from the 2024-25 Supreme Court term
What’s the story? The U.S. Supreme Court ended its October 2024 term on June 27, 2025, with a series of rulings on the administrative state. The Court issued 13 decisions that affected federal agency operations and oversight. The most notable opinions from the term included decisions: SCOTUS also clarified constitutional boundaries on agency appointments, declined…
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Overview of federalism implications in decisions from the 2024-25 Supreme Court term
What’s the story? During the 2024 term, which ended on June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued several decisions that affected the balance of federalism, altering how authority is shared between states and the federal government. The rulings focused less on policy outcomes and more on procedural rules, addressing disputes over the proper use…
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Rep. Barry Moore becomes the ninth representative to announce a U.S. Senate bid for 2026
Rep. Barry Moore (R-Ala.) announced on Aug. 12, 2025, that he will run for the U.S. Senate in Alabama in 2026 rather than another term in the U.S. House of Representatives. As of Aug. 12, 2025, independent race forecasters The Cook Political Report and Inside Elections have rated the general election for the seat as…
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Democrats and Republicans make up over two-thirds of registered voters in the U.S.
Thirty states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia offer public information on the registered voters within these states and territories. Voter registration is the process by which a voter can become eligible to vote in a state or territory. Forty-nine states allow it, with the exception of North Dakota. Among the information…
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Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for August 2025
In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies from July 2, 2025, to August 1, 2025. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS New vacancies There were 47 vacancies out of 870 active Article III judicial positions, a total vacancy percentage of 5.4,…
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President Trump has appointed five federal judges through August 1 of the first year of his second term
President Donald Trump (R) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed five Article III federal judges through August 1, 2025. This is the fewest Article III judicial appointments through this point in a president's second term since Bill Clinton (D). The average number of federal judges appointed by previous presidents at this point in their…
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Trump executive order creates new federal employee classification for political appointees
On July 17, President Donald Trump (R) issued an executive order to expand the number of politically appointed federal employees. The “Creating Schedule G in the Excepted Service” executive order created a new job classification for federal workers, called Schedule G. Employees hired under Schedule G would be considered political appointees, serving without the legal…
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President Donald Trump (R) issued 15 executive orders in July, the highest monthly total since April
President Donald Trump (R) issued 15 executive orders in July, bringing his total to 181. To view the titles and text of each order he issued in July, click here. This is the highest monthly total since April. In June, Trump issued nine orders and in May, Trump issued 14 orders. Trump issued 46 executive…
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Rep. Nancy Mace becomes the eighth Republican representative to announce a gubernatorial bid for 2026
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) announced on Aug. 4, 2025, that she will run for governor of South Carolina in 2026 rather than another term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Incumbent Gov. Henry McMaster (R) is term-limited. As of July 29, 2025, independent race forecasters The Cook Political Report and Inside Elections have rated the…