Category: Federal
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Biden has successfully appointed 175 federal judges through February 1 of his fourth year
President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the U.S. Senate has confirmed 175 Article III federal judges through February 1, 2024, his fourth year in office. This is the third-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…
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The Federal Judicial Vacancy Count 2/1/2024
In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies from January 2, 2024, to February 1, 2024. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS New vacancies There were 58 vacancies out of 870 active Article III judicial positions, a total vacancy percentage of 6.7%,…
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Federal Register weekly update: Ten significant documents added
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 Feb. 5, 2024, through Feb. 9, 2024, the Federal Register grew by 2,140 pages for…
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Missouri Democrats continue pushback against rule opposing ESG
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft (R) published a rule last July restricting the use of ESG in public investment strategies. The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) filed a lawsuit in August claiming that the regulation conflicted with federal law. Judge Stephen R. Bough of the U.S. District Court for the Western District…
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Biden did not issue any executive orders in January
President Joe Biden (D) did not issue any executive orders in January, keeping the total for his presidency at 130. Additionally, Biden issued the fewest executive orders in one year of his presidency in 2023. In 2023, Biden issued 24 executive orders, fewer than in 2022 (29) and 2021 (77). Biden has issued 130 executive…
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Democratic party committees outraised Republican counterparts every month in 2023
The three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised $315 million and spent $275 million in the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $257 million and spent $230 million. Additionally, the three Democratic committees cumulatively outraised their Republican counterparts every month in 2023. These figures are…
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Federal Register weekly update: Significant documents count reaches 40 in first days of February (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 Jan. 29, 2024, through Feb. 2, 2024, the Federal Register grew by 2,178 pages for…
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Biden ends January with presidential approval at 41%, three points lower than this point during the Trump administration
Polling averages showed President Joe Biden (D) with an average 41% approval rating at the end of January 2024. Fifty-five percent of voters disapproved of his performance. This was two points higher than his approval rating at the end of December. Throughout January, Biden’s approval rating ranged from 40% to 41%. The lowest approval rating…
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164 candidates are running for Texas’ 38 U.S. House districts—the most since 2016
This year’s filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Texas was Dec. 11, 2023. One hundred sixty-four candidates are running for Texas’ 38 U.S. House districts, including 63 Democrats and 101 Republicans. That’s 4.3 candidates per district, the lowest number since 2016, when 3.5 candidates ran. In 2022, the first election after the number…
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OIRA reviewed 45 significant rules in January (2024)
The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in January 2024 reviewed 45 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved three of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 38 rules while recommending changes to their content. OIRA reviewed 40 significant regulatory actions in January 2023 and 26…