Category: Federal
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No Kansas’ U.S. House incumbents face primary challengers for the first time since 2012
The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Kansas this year was June 1, 2022. Nine candidates are running in Kansas’ four U.S. House districts, including four Democrats and five Republicans. That’s 2.25 candidates per district, down from 4.75 in 2020 and six in 2018. Here are some other highlights from this year’s filings:…
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Five candidates are running in the Republican primary for United States Senate in Arizona on August 2
Five candidates are running in the Republican primary for United States Senate in Arizona on August 2, 2022. Incumbent Mark Kelly (D) is running for re-election. Mark Brnovich, Jim Lamon, and Blake Masters have led in polling, fundraising, and media attention. Brnovich, a career prosecutor, has served as Arizona’s attorney general since 2015. Before that,…
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Davis defeated Collins in Illinois’ 7th Congressional District on June 28, 2022
Incumbent Danny K. Davis, Kina Collins, and Denarvis Mendenhall ran in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 7th Congressional District on June 28, 2022. Davis, who has represented the district in Congress since 1997, won the primary with 52.3% of the vote. Collins received 45.3% of the vote, and Mendenhall received 2.4%. Davis focused his campaign…
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SCOTUS applies major questions doctrine to limit agency authority
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 30, 2022, invoked the major questions doctrine in a decision that limits the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. The ruling in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could limit the efforts of other federal agencies to engage in broad policymaking not specifically authorized…
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Federal Register weekly update: 599 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 June 27 through July 1, the Federal Register grew by 1,756 pages for a year-to-date…
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OIRA reviewed 38 significant rules in June
In June 2022, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) reviewed 38 significant regulatory actions issued by federal agencies. OIRA approved four of these rules with no changes and approved the intent of 32 rules while recommending changes to their content. One rule was withdrawn from the review process by the issuing…
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President Joe Biden’s approval at 39%, the lowest of his presidency thus far
Recent polling averages show President Joe Biden’s (D) approval rating at 39% as of June 30, the lowest of his presidency thus far. Fifty-six percent of voters disapprove of his performance. Biden first received this rating earlier in the month on June 13. At the end of May, his approval rating was at 40%. The…
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Krishnamoorthi defeats Democratic primary challenger in Illinois’ 8th Congressional District
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi defeated Junaid Ahmed in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 8th Congressional District on June 28, 2022. According to unofficial results, Krishnamoorthi received 71% of the vote to Ahmed’s 29%. Krishnamoorthi was first elected to represent the 8th District in 2016. Before entering office, Krishnamoorthi was a partner at the law…
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Casten defeats Newman in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 6th Congressional District
Sean Casten defeated Marie Newman and Charles Hughes in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 6th Congressional District on June 28, 2022. Casten and Newman are members of the U.S. House of Representatives running for re-election in the same district due to redistricting. The race was one of six U.S. House primaries with two incumbents running…
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Sorensen defeats five other candidates in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 17th Congressional District
Eric Sorensen defeated five other candidates in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 17th Congressional District on June 28, 2022. Based on unofficial returns, Sorensen received 38% of the vote, while Litesa Wallace came in second with 23%. Incumbent Rep. Cheri Bustos (D) did not run for re-election. Sorensen, Wallace, Jonathan Logemann, and Angie Normoyle led…