Category: Federal
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Sessions, Tuberville face off in Alabama’s U.S. Senate primary runoff
Jeff Sessions and Tommy Tuberville are running in the Republican primary runoff election for U.S. Senate in Alabama on July 14. Sessions held the Senate seat for 20 years before President Donald Trump (R) appointed him as U.S. attorney general in 2017. Sessions says he committed to the Trump agenda as a U.S. senator and…
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SCOTUS issues opinion in consolidated cases regarding employment discrimination claims filed against religious institutions
On July 8, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued an opinion in the case Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, which was consolidated with the case St. James v. Biel. Both cases originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit and concerned employment discrimination claims filed against religious…
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SCOTUS issues opinions in July
On July 6, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued opinions in two linked cases, Colorado Department of State v. Baca and Chiafalo v. Washington, and in the case Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants Inc. The cases were argued during the court’s October Term for 2019-2020. According to SCOTUSblog, this is…
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Van Drew defeats Patterson to win renomination in New Jersey’s 2nd District
Incumbent Jeff Van Drew defeated challenger Bob Patterson to win the Republican primary in New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District. As of 9:45 p.m. Eastern Time on July 7, Van Drew had received 81% of the vote to Patterson’s 18% with 36% of precincts reporting. Van Drew was first elected to the district as a Democrat…
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Kennedy wins Democratic nomination in New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District
Amy Kennedy defeated Brigid Callahan Harrison and three other candidates to win the Democratic nomination in New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District. As of 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Kennedy had received 55% of the vote to Harrison’s 32%. Local political observers described the race as part of a larger battle among state Democrats. Harrison’s supporters included…
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U.S. Rep. Fred Upton completes Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R) completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey recently. Upton, who was first elected in 1986, faces Elena Oelke (R) in the Aug. 4 Republican primary for Michigan’s 6th Congressional District. Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey so voters can discover what motivates them on political and…
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3,035 major party candidates filed for 2020 Congress elections
As of July 6, 3,035 major party candidates have filed to run for the Senate and House of Representatives in 2020. So far, 464 candidates are filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for U.S. Senate. Of those, 372—187 Democrats and 185 Republicans—are from one of the two major political parties. In 2018,…
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Federal Register tops 40,000 pages
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 June 29 to July 3, the Federal Register grew by 1,346 pages for a year-to-date total of 40,086 pages. Over the same…
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OIRA reviewed 72 significant rules in June
The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed a total of 72 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies in June 2020. The agency approved 12 rules without changes and approved the intent of 54 rules while recommending changes to their content. Agencies withdrew six rules from the review process. OIRA reviewed…
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Congressional filing period ends in Guam
On June 30, the filing deadline passed to run for U.S. Congress in Guam. The U.S. territory of Guam is represented in Congress by one at-large, non-voting member who is elected every two years. Guam’s current delegate is Michael F.Q. San Nicolas (D), who was first elected in 2018. Rep. San Nicolas and two challengers…