Category: Federal
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Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
Through Jan. 1, 2023, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 85 vacancies. Eighty-three of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. In Dec. 2022, 10 judges were confirmed. In Dec. 2022, the president announced his intent to nominate six…
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Federal three-judge panel rules South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District unconstitutional
On January 6, 2023, a federal three-judge panel ruled that South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District was unconstitutional and enjoined the state from conducting future elections using its district boundaries. The panel’s opinion said, “The Court finds that race was the predominant factor motivating the General Assembly’s adoption of Congressional District No. 1… Plaintiffs’ right to…
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Biden currently leads PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market
As of January 9, 2023, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential market shows incumbent Joe Biden (D) holding a lead at $0.34, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at $0.31, and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.16. No other candidate has more than a $0.10 share price. Trump is the only candidate of this group to…
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Governors ask Biden administration to lift COVID-19 public health emergency
Utah Governor Spencer Cox (R) and 24 governors from other states, on December 19, 2022, signed a letter asking President Joe Biden (D) to end the COVID-19 federal public health emergency (PHE) in April 2023. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared the COVID-19 federal PHE on January 27, 2020. The PHE…
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U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims fall to 204,000
New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits fell 19,000 for the week ending December 31 to a seasonally adjusted 204,000. The previous week’s figure was revised down from 225,000 to 223,000. The four-week moving average as of December 31 fell to 213,750 from a revised 220,500 as of the week ending December 24. The number…
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Federal Register weekly update: Lowest weekly document total since 2021
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 January 2 through January 6, the Federal Register grew by 1,132 pages for a year-to-date…
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Federal Register 2022 in review: 80,756 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 execution. A total of 80,756 pages were added to the Federal Register in 2022. The page total will likely decrease after the National Archives…
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OIRA 2022 in review: OIRA reviewed 485 significant rules in 2022
The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed a total of 485 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies in 2022. The Biden administration reviewed a total of 502 significant rules in 2021. Under the Trump administration, the agency reviewed a total of 676 significant rules in 2020, 475 significant rules in…
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Ben Sasse resigns from U.S. Senate
Ben Sasse (R) resigned from the U.S. Senate on Jan. 8 to become the University of Florida’s 13th president. Prior to joining the U.S. Senate in 2015, Sasse served as president of Midland University. He most recently ran for re-election in 2020, winning with 62.7% of the vote. Nebraska is one of 37 states where…
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OIRA reviewed 45 significant rules in December
In December 2022, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 45 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved three of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 38 rules while recommending changes to their content. Two rules were withdrawn from the review process by the issuing…