Category: Federal
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House GOP passes four more bills opposing ESG out of committee
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.…
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Federal Register weekly update: More than 20,000 documents issued so far in 2023
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…
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Donald Trump’s share price in PredictIt’s 2024 Republican presidential primary market highest since at least September 2022
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…
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70 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week
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…
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Federal Register weekly update: 1,548 pages added
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…
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Joe Biden, Donald Trump lead respective presidential primary polling averages and PredictIt markets
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,…
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U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims fall to 216,000
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…
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Federal Register weekly update: 447 documents added
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…
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Vanguard joins BlackRock in reducing support for ESG shareholder proposals
Fox Business reported on August 29 that Vanguard—the second largest asset manager in the world and the largest manager of passive funds—reduced its support for pro-ESG proxy proposals during the past shareholder season. The report followed news that BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager (measured by assets under management) also supported fewer ESG proposals. Ballotpedia…
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Article III judicial vacancies check-in
According to the latest vacancy data from the U.S. Courts, there were 24 total announced upcoming vacancies for Article III judgeships. Article III judgeships refer to federal judges who serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of International Trade, one of the 13 U.S. courts of appeal, or one of the 94 U.S.…