Category: Federal
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U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims fall to 228,000
New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits fell 9,000 for the week ending July 15 to a seasonally adjusted 228,000. The previous week’s figure was unrevised. The four-week moving average as of July 15 fell 9,250 from the previous week’s unrevised average to 237,500. The number of continuing unemployment insurance claims, which refers to the…
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Federal Register weekly update: More than 15,000 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 July 17, 2023, through July 21, 2023, the Federal Register grew by 2,022 pages for…
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U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims fall to 237,000
New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits fell 12,000 for the week ending July 8 to a seasonally adjusted 237,000. The previous week’s figure was revised up by 1,000 to 249,000. The four-week moving average as of July 8 fell 6,750 from the previous week’s revised average to 246,750. The number of continuing unemployment insurance…
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Federal Register weekly update: 14 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 July 10, 2023, through July 14, 2023, the Federal Register grew by 1,904 pages for…
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Congressmen send letters requesting ESG information from Big Three asset managers
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), along with Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Dan Bishop (R-N.C.), sent letters to the Big Three passive asset management firms—BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard—on July 6 requesting information about their efforts to combat climate change through ESG. Jordan said such efforts could violate antitrust laws. Ballotpedia tracks support…
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Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
Through July 13, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 71 vacancies. Seventy of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. By July 1, 893 days in office, President Joe Biden (D) had nominated 166 judges to Article III judgeships.…
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Kamala Harris (D) ties for most tie-breaking votes cast by a vice president in United States history
Vice President Kamala Harris (D) cast her 31st tie-breaking vote in the Senate on July 12, breaking the 50-50 tie to invoke cloture on the nomination of Kalpana Kotagal to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. At 31 tie-breaking votes, Harris is now tied with John C. Calhoun (1825 – 1832) for…
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U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims rise to 248,000
New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose 12,000 for the week ending July 1 to a seasonally adjusted 248,000. The previous week’s figure was revised down by 3,000 to 236,000. The four-week moving average as of July 1 fell 3,500 from the previous week’s revised average to 253,250. The number of continuing unemployment insurance…
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72 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week
Seventy-two people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, 20 fewer than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline. Twenty-five of those candidates were Democratic, while 43 were Republican. Four are minor-party candidates. Fifty-seven candidates are running for Congress, five for state legislatures, four for…
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Federal Register weekly update: Lowest weekly page total 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 July 3, 2023, through July 7, 2023, the Federal Register grew by 838 pages for…