Category: Federal

  • President Trump announces federal judicial nominee to Article I court

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    On September 2, 2020, President Donald Trump (R) announced his intent to nominate Stephen A. Kubiatowski to a seat on the United States Court of Federal Claims. Following nomination by the president, a federal judicial nominee completes a questionnaire that is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The committee then holds a hearing to question…

  • 3,169 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections

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    As of September 7, 3,169 major party candidates have filed to run for the Senate and House of Representatives in 2020. So far, 519 candidates are filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for U.S. Senate. Of those, 402—199 Democrats and 203 Republicans—are from one of the two major political parties. In 2018,…

  • Federal Register weekly update: 2020 page total tops 55,000 pages

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    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 August 31 to September 4, the Federal Register grew by 1,714 pages for a year-to-date total of 55,358 pages. Over the same…

  • New Hampshire, Rhode Island holding primaries September 8

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    New Hampshire and Rhode Island are holding statewide primaries on September 8, 2020. Candidates are running in elections for the following offices in each state: New Hampshire • U.S. Senate (1 seat) • U.S. House (2 seats) • Governor • Executive Council (5 seats) • State Senate (24 seats) • State House of Representatives (400…

  • OIRA reviewed 64 significant rules in August

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    The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed a total of 64 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies in August 2020. The agency approved eight rules without changes and approved the intent of 51 rules while recommending changes to their content. Agencies withdrew five rules from the review process. OIRA reviewed…

  • Incumbent Neal wins Democratic nomination in Massachusetts’ 1st Congressional District

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    Incumbent U.S. Rep. Richard Neal defeated Alex Morse in the Democratic primary in Massachusetts’ 1st Congressional District. With 87% of precincts reporting, Neal received 59.1% of the vote to Morse’s 40.9%. Neal was first elected in 1988 and has served as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee since 2019. He cited addressing coronavirus…

  • Markey defeats Kennedy in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts

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    Incumbent U.S. Sen. Ed Markey defeated U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate in Massachusetts. With 82% of the precincts reporting, Markey had received 55.6% of the vote to Kennedy’s 44.5%. Markey served in the U.S. House from 1976 until he was elected to the Senate in a 2013 special…

  • Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for August 2020

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    In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies to all United States Article III federal courts from August 3, 2020, to September 1, 2020. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS • Vacancies: There have been no new judicial vacancies since the July…

  • Trump has appointed second-most federal judges through September 1 of a president’s fourth year

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    Donald Trump has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 203 Article III federal judges through September 1, 2020, his fourth year in office. This is the second-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since Jimmy Carter (D), and is tied with the presidency of Bill Clinton (D). The Senate had confirmed…

  • DOJ urges Congress to modernize administrative procedures

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    The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on August 11 released a report recommending that Congress update and improve the 1946 Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The DOJ argued that the APA framework fails to sufficiently manage modern regulation and falls short of promoting agency accountability, transparency, and public engagement. Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen told Reuters…