Category: Federal
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Donald Trump (R) announced Brooke Rollins as his nominee for secretary of Agriculture in his second presidential term
Donald Trump (R) announced on Nov. 23, 2024, that he had selected Brooke Rollins as his nominee for secretary of Agriculture. This position requires Senate confirmation. In a statement, Trump said, “Brooke’s commitment to support the American Farmer, defense of American Food Self-Sufficiency, and the restoration of Agriculture-dependent American Small Towns is second to none.”…
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Donald Trump (R) announced Lori Chavez-DeRemer as his nominee for secretary of Labor in his second presidential term
Donald Trump (R) announced on Nov. 22, 2024, that he had selected U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) as his nominee for secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor. This position requires Senate confirmation. In a statement, Trump said, “Lori has worked tirelessly with both Business and Labor to build America’s workforce, and support the hardworking…
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Donald Trump (R) announced Russell Vought as his nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget in his second presidential term
Donald Trump (R) announced on Nov. 22, 2024, that he had selected Russell Vought as his nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This position requires Senate confirmation. In a statement, Trump said, “Russ knows exactly how to dismantle the Deep State and end Weaponized Government, and he will help us…
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Donald Trump (R) announced Scott Bessent as his nominee for secretary of the Treasury in his second presidential term
Donald Trump (R) announced on Nov. 22, 2024, that he had selected Scott Bessent as his nominee for secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. This position requires Senate confirmation. In a statement, Trump said, “On the eve of our Great Country’s 250th Anniversary, he will help me usher in a new Golden Age…
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Donald Trump (R) announces Pam Bondi as his second pick for U.S. attorney general in his second presidential term
Donald Trump (R) announced on Nov. 21, 2024, that he had selected former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi (R) as his nominee for U.S. attorney general in his second presidential term. In a statement, Trump said, “For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans – Not anymore.…
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Donald Trump (R) announced Linda McMahon as his nominee for secretary of Education in his second presidential term
Donald Trump (R) announced on Nov. 19, 2024, that he had selected Linda McMahon as his nominee for secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. This position requires Senate confirmation. In a statement, Trump said, “Linda will use her decades of Leadership experience, and deep understanding of both Education and Business, to empower the next…
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Summary of Trump’s first-term executive orders on the administrative state that Biden repealed in 2021
Donald Trump (R) is set to be sworn in as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. After succeeding Trump in 2021, President Joe Biden (D) signed 42 executive orders in his first 100 days in office, 21 of which directly aimed at revoking Trump administration actions. Ballotpedia tracked five Biden executive orders, enacted in…
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President Biden has appointed 213 federal judges through November 1 of his fourth year
President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 213 Article III federal judges through November 1, 2024, his fourth year in office. This is the second-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since President Ronald Reagan (R). The average number of federal judges appointed by previous presidents through…
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Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
There were 45 vacancies out of 890 authorized federal judicial posts as of October 31, 2024. 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 September 24 to October 31, 2024: By October 31—1,381 days in office—President Joe Biden…
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Five presidential tickets will appear on the ballot in Oklahoma this November
Oklahoma’s Nov. 5, 2024, general election ballot will feature five presidential candidates and their running mates. They are: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdrew from the presidential election in August, but will still appear on Oklahoma’s ballot. There are fewer candidates on Oklahoma’s presidential ballot compared to 2020, and more candidates than in the three elections…