Category: Federal
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Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for December 2023
In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies from November 2 through December 1, 2023. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. HIGHLIGHTS New vacancies There were 63 vacancies out of 870 active Article III judicial positions, a total vacancy percentage of 7.2, which…
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Biden has successfully appointed 159 federal judges through December 1 of his third year
President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 159 Article III federal judges through December 1, 2023, his third year in office. The Senate had confirmed 164 of President Donald Trump’s (R) appointees at this point in his term. The average number of federal judges appointed by previous presidents through December 1…
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Kamala Harris (D) breaks record for most tie-breaking Senate votes in United States history
Vice President Kamala Harris (D) cast her 32nd and 33rd tie-breaking votes in the Senate on Dec. 5, 2023, giving her the most tie-breaking votes in the U.S. Senate of all vice presidents in U.S. history. Her 32nd and 33rd votes were to invoke cloture on and subsequently approve the nomination of Loren L. AliKhan…
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Biden issued one executive order in November
President Joe Biden (D) issued one executive order in November, bringing his total to 125. The executive order he issued in November was:Executive Order on Interagency Security Committee (November 27, 2023) Biden issued 25 executive orders in January 2021, more than any other month of his presidency. He did not issue any executive orders in…
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OIRA reviewed 49 significant rules in November
In November 2023, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 49 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved two of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 44 rules while recommending changes to their content. Three rules were withdrawn from the review process by the issuing…
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Federal Register weekly update: 499 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 Nov. 27, 2023, through Dec. 1, 2023, the Federal Register grew by 1,288 pages for…
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Biden at 40% approval at the end of November
At the end of November, approval polling averages showed President Joe Biden (D) at 40% approval. Fifty-six percent of voters disapproved of his performance. This was one point lower than the approval rating he received at the end of October. Throughout November, Biden’s approval rating ranged from 40% to 41%. The lowest approval rating he’s…
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U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims rise to 218,000
New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose 7,000 for the week ending Nov. 25 to a seasonally adjusted 218,000. The previous week’s figure was revised up by 2,000 to 211,000. The four-week moving average as of Nov. 11 fell 500 from the previous week’s revised average to 220,000. The number of continuing unemployment insurance…
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Federal Register weekly update: More than 575 significant documents issued so far in 2023
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 Nov. 20, 2023, through Nov. 24, 2023, the Federal Register grew by 2,228 pages for…
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Democratic party committees cumulatively outraise Republican party committees in October
As of Oct. 31, 2023, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a combined $255 million and spent $230 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $211 million and spent…