Category: Federal
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House Judiciary Committee report alleges organizations colluded to force ESG policies
The House Judiciary Committee released an interim report on June 11 alleging that several organizations, investors, and asset managers colluded to force American corporations to adopt ESG policies. The report specifically referred to Ceres, Climate Action 100+, the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), and the Big Three asset…
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One member of Congress has announced his retirement since May 22
Fifty-three members of Congress—eight senators and 45 representatives—have announced they will not seek re-election this year. Since our May 22 update on congressional incumbents not seeking re-election, Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) announced his retirement from the House. Ballotpedia does not include incumbents leaving office early in our analysis of incumbents not running for re-election. If…
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SCOTUS dismisses case challenging FDA’s regulatory actions related to abortion pill
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 13, 2024, unanimously held in Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine that the plaintiffs lacked standing to challenge the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulatory actions related to approved use conditions of mifepristone—a drug used in medication abortions. The FDA approved the drug mifepristone in 2000…
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Federal Register weekly update: Significant actions top 2,000 for Biden administration (2024)
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 June 10, 2024, through June 14, 2024, the Federal Register grew by 2,382 pages for…
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U.S weekly unemployment insurance claims rise to 242,000
New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose 13,000 for the week ending Jun. 8 to a seasonally adjusted 242,000. The previous week’s figure was unrevised at 229,000. The four-week moving average as of Jun. 8 increased 4,750 from the previous week’s unrevised average to 227,000. The number of continuing unemployment insurance claims, which refers…
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Biden has appointed 201 federal judges through June 1 of his fourth year
President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 201 Article III federal judges through June 1, 2024, his fourth year in office. This is the most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since Ronald Reagan (R). The Senate had confirmed 197 of President Donald Trump’s (R) appointees at…
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House Judiciary Committee probes Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero
The House Judiciary Committee late last week interviewed at least two leaders of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), a global network of financial firms supporting ESG. The committee has also requested interviews with several other GFANZ officials and affiliated individuals, including billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Ballotpedia tracks…
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Federal Register weekly update: Significant final rules top 1,000 for Biden administration (2024)
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 June 3, 2024, through June 7, 2024, the Federal Register grew by 1,382 pages for…
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U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims rise to 229,000 (2024)
New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose 8,000 for the week ending Jun. 1 to a seasonally adjusted 229,000. The previous week’s figure was revised up by 2,000 to 221,000. The four-week moving average as of Jun. 1 decreased 750 from the previous week’s revised average to 222,250. The number of continuing unemployment insurance…
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OIRA reviewed 15 significant rules in May (2024)
In May 2024, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 15 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved three of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 10 rules while recommending changes to their content. OIRA reviewed 35 significant regulatory actions in May 2023 and 45…