Category: Federal
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Biden executive order incorporates environmental justice into federal agency missions
President Joe Biden (D) issued an executive order on April 21 creating a White House Office of Environmental Justice and directing all federal agencies to prioritize what it described as environmental justice in their policymaking whenever and however possible. According to Fox News: “President Biden will sign an executive order Friday in the Rose Garden…
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Biden maintains lead in PredictIt’s 2024 presidential election market heading into his re-election campaign announcement
As of April 24, 2023, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential market shows President Joe Biden (D) leading at $0.46, followed by former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.33, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at $0.16. Biden has held the lead in this market since Jan. 22, 2023. No other candidate has more than a $0.10 share…
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40 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week
Ballotpedia identified 40 declared candidates for federal and statewide offices over the previous week. All of these candidates declared prior to their state’s official filing deadline. That number is seven more than the number of candidates processed the previous week (33). Seventeen of those candidates were Democratic, while 19 were Republican. Four were third-party. Of…
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U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims rise to 245,000
New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose 5,000 for the week ending April 15 to a seasonally adjusted 245,000. The previous week’s figure was revised up from 239,000 to 240,000. The four-week moving average as of April 15 fell to 239,750 from a revised 240,250 as of the week ending April 8. The number…
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Democratic Party committees lead Republican Party committees in fundraising for the 2024 election cycle
The three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $81 million for the 2024 election cycle, while those associated with the Republican Party have raised $66 million. Those figures are through March 31, 2023, the most recent required reporting deadline. The three Democratic committees are the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the Democratic…
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Federal Register weekly update: More than 200 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 April 17, 2023, through April 21, 2023, the Federal Register grew by 1,354 pages for…
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Federal Register weekly update: Highest 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 April 10, 2023, through April 14, 2023, the Federal Register grew by 2,264 pages for…
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Chicago to host 2024 Democratic National Convention, Fox News will host first Republican primary debate
As of April 14, 2023, six noteworthy candidates are running in the 2024 presidential election, including one Democrat and five Republicans. Additionally, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) announced he had formed a presidential exploratory committee on April 12. Below is a summary of each candidate’s campaign activity from April 7 to April 14. Author and…
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Monthly tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
Through April 13, 2023, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 76 vacancies. Seventy-four of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. By April 1, 802 days in office, President Joe Biden (D) had nominated 158 judges to Article III…
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Biden signs bill ending national coronavirus state of emergency
President Joe Biden (D) signed a bill ending the national coronavirus state of emergency on April 10, 2023. The House voted to approve the bill 229-197 on Feb. 1, 2023, and the Senate voted to approve the bill 68-23 on March 29, 2023. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) introduced the bill on January 9, 2023. Biden…