Category: Federal
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U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims rise to 235,000
New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose 4,000 for the week ending July 2 to a seasonally adjusted 235,000. The four-week moving average as of July 2 rose to 232,500 from 231,750 as of the week ending June 25. The number of continuing unemployment insurance claims, which refers to the number of unemployed workers…
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Monthly tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
Through July 1, 2022, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 77 vacancies. Seventy-five of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime terms. In the past month, three judges have been confirmed In the past month, nine judges have been nominated*.…
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Previewing U.S. House general elections
Elections to the United States House of Representatives will take place on November 8, 2022. The seats of all 435 representatives are up for election this year, along with the seats of five of the six non-voting members of the U.S. House. Democrats maintained their majority in the in the 2020 elections, winning 222 seats…
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Previewing U.S. Senate general elections
Elections to the United States Senate will be held on November 8, 2022. Thirty-four of the 100 seats are up for regular election. Those elected to the U.S. Senate in the 34 regular elections will begin six-year terms on January 3, 2023. Two special elections are also scheduled for November 8. One special election will…
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Federal Register weekly update: Six 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 4 through July 8, the Federal Register grew by 1,292 pages for a year-to-date…
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Andy Levin and Haley Stevens running in incumbent-vs.-incumbent Democratic primary in Michigan’s 11th Congressional District
U.S. Rep. Andy Levin and U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens are running in a Democratic primary for Michigan’s 11th Congressional District on August 2, 2022. This race is one of several incumbent-vs.-incumbent primaries occurring for the U.S. House in 2022 as a result of congressional redistricting. Michigan lost one congressional district following the 2020 census, and…
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Seventeen candidates running in New York’s 10th Congressional District Democratic primary
Seventeen candidates are running in New York’s 10th Congressional District Democratic primary on August 23, 2022. Candidates receiving significant media attention are U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones, who was elected in 2020 to represent the 17th District and is running in the 10th after redistricting; former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio; prosecutor Daniel Goldman;…
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Biden appointed second-most federal judges through July 1 of a president’s second year
President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the U.S. Senate has confirmed 69 Article III federal judges through July 1 of Biden’s second year in office. This is the second-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since 1981. President Bill Clinton (D) appointed the most judges by this point in his…
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Ballotpedia releases federal judicial vacancy count for June 2022
In this month’s federal judicial vacancy count, Ballotpedia tracked nominations, confirmations, and vacancies in Article III courts during the month of June through July 1, 2022. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacancy count at the start of each month. Highlights Vacancies: There have been three new judicial vacancies since the May 2022 report. There are…
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U.S. weekly unemployment insurance claims fall to 231,000
New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits fell 2,000 for the week ending June 25 to a seasonally adjusted 231,000. The previous week’s figure was revised up from 229,000 to 233,000. The four-week moving average as of June 25 rose to 231,750 from a revised 224,500 as of the week ending June 18. The number…