Tag: Donald Trump
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EPA revokes Obama-era ‘endangerment finding’ on greenhouse gas emissions
On Feb. 18, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule which revokes the agency’s 2009 ‘endangerment finding’ on greenhouse gas emissions. The endangerment finding was an interpretation of the Clean Air Act that found that greenhouse gases could be regulated as pollutants under the Act. President Donald Trump (R) announced the decision…
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JPMorgan confirms closing Trump accounts after Jan. 6
JPMorgan Chase acknowledged in a February 2026 court filing that it closed bank accounts of President Trump (R) and several of his businesses in February 2021, following the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. The bank's former chief administrative officer, Dan Wilkening, wrote in the filing that JPMorgan informed Trump that certain accounts…
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Trump ended January with a 42% approval rating, the third consecutive month with this rating
President Donald Trump’s (R) approval ratings in his second term did not change from January, while the 119th Congress’s approval rating improved. At the end of January 2026, polling averages showed Trump’s approval rating was 42%, the same as it was in November and December 2025. Fifty-five percent of voters disapproved of his performance. The…
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Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001
There were 41 vacancies out of 890 authorized federal judicial posts as of Jan. 30, 2026. Forty of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. In the past month: By January 30—378 days in office—President Donald Trump (R) had nominated 39…
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ESG-related policy during the first year of the second Trump administration
During the first year of President Donald Trump’s (R) second administration, federal agencies took a series of actions affecting environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in financial regulation, labor policy, environmental reporting, and corporate governance. Rather than a single sweeping change, these actions occurred through several mediums including rule withdrawals, enforcement decisions, and shifts in…
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President Trump expands oversight of proxy advisors
On Dec. 11, President Donald Trump (R) issued an executive order increasing federal scrutiny of the two largest proxy advisory services, Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). The executive order, “Protecting American Investors from Foreign-Owned and Politically-Motivated Proxy Advisors”, directs the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission to expand oversight of and review…
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Trump signs more Congressional Review Act resolutions in 2025 than in every previous year combined
On Dec. 11, President Donald Trump (R) signed five resolutions of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), bringing the total number of enacted CRA resolutions this year to 22. Trump has now signed more CRA resolutions in 2025 than all presidents in every other combined. Between his two administrations, Trump has signed 95% of…
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Trump signs resolution disapproving of Bureau of Land Management plan for the National Petroleum Reserve
On Dec. 5, President Trump (R) signed a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) into law, disapproving of a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) resource management plan for land administered by the BLM in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. This resolution is the first time the CRA has been used to disapprove of…
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Trump has issued a total of 196 midterm endorsements so far
As of Dec. 8, 2025, President Donald Trump has issued a total of 196 endorsements in 2026 primary races. Ninety-four percent (184) of these endorsements are for incumbent Republican officeholders, 5% (10) are for Republican candidates running in open races, and only 1% (2) are for Republican candidates running to challenge an incumbent. Trump has…
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President Trump has appointed 17 federal judges through November 1 of his first year of his second term
President Donald Trump (R) has appointed, and the U.S. Senate has confirmed, 17 Article III federal judges through Nov. 1 of the first year of his second term. This is the second-fewest number of Article III judicial appointments through this point in any president's second term since President Bill Clinton (D). The average number of…