Category: Federal
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U.S. Supreme Court resumes hearing oral arguments on Feb. 22
On Feb. 22, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will begin its February argument sitting. The court will hear arguments in 11 cases for a total of six hours of oral argument. Feb. 22 Florida v. Georgia Note: Trump v. Sierra Club was removed from the argument calendar after the court granted…
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Average margin of victory in Pivot Counties has shifted by 25.1 percentage points from Democrats to Republicans since 2008
Ballotpedia is concluding its analysis of Pivot Counties in the 2020 presidential election with a look at the presidential margins of victory in these counties and how they have changed over time. Pivot Counties are the 206 counties nationwide that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and Donald Trump (R) in 2016.…
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Analyzing partisan splits in states holding U.S. Senate elections in 2022
Thirty-four Senate seats are up for election on November 8, 2022. Republicans currently hold 20 and Democrats hold 14. For seats up for election next year, we look at party differences between the current Senate incumbent and their state’s other senator, their state’s governor, and their state’s 2020 presidential winner. Split Senate delegations Seven states…
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Final executive clemency update of Trump presidency
The U.S. Constitution, in Article II, Section 2, grants the president the power of executive clemency. Executive clemency includes the power to pardon, in which the president overturns a federal conviction and restores “an individual to the state of innocence that existed before the conviction.” From 2017-2021, Donald Trump (R) issued 143 pardons and 94 commutations.…
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U.S. Senate acquits former President Trump of incitement of insurrection
The U.S. Senate acquitted President Donald Trump (R) of incitement of insurrection on Feb. 13. All 50 Democrats and seven Republicans voted guilty. The other 43 Republicans voted not guilty. The seven Republicans to vote guilty were: ◦ Richard Burr (R-N.C.) ◦ Bill Cassidy (R-La.) ◦ Susan Collins (R-Maine) ◦ Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) ◦ Mitt…
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71 new members of Congress elected in 2020 election
Seventy-one new members were elected to the 117th U.S. Congress on Nov. 3, 2020, or in subsequent runoff elections: nine new senators and 62 new representatives. This includes Rep.-elect Luke Letlow (R-La.), who died from complications related to COVID-19 on Dec. 29. The last race was called on Feb. 8, when the New York Board…
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Federal Register weekly update: Biden administration publishes first significant final rule
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. From February 8 through February 12—the fourth week of the Biden administration—the Federal Register grew by 896 pages for a year-to-date total of…
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Six national party committees raised a combined $2.65 billion in 2019 and 2020
Six committees associated with the Democratic and Republican parties raised a combined $2.65 billion in 2019 and 2020. Democrats and Republicans each have three major national committees: an overall national party committee, one dedicated to U.S. Senate elections, and one dedicated to U.S. House elections. The six committees were each among the top 15 spenders…