Tag: Joe Biden

  • President Biden has appointed 221 federal judges through December 1 of his fourth year

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    President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the U.S. Senate has confirmed 221 Article III federal judges through December 1, 2024, his fourth year in office. This is the second-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since President Ronald Reagan (R). The average number of federal judges appointed by previous presidents…

  • Biden issued one executive order about New Jersey transit union dispute in November

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    President Joe Biden (D) issued one executive order in November, bringing his total to 143. The order he issued in Nov. was: Biden issued 25 executive orders in January 2021, more than any other month of his presidency. He did not issue any executive orders in November 2022, January 2023, January 2024, May 2024, August…

  • Summary of Trump’s first-term executive orders on the administrative state that Biden repealed in 2021

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    Donald Trump (R) is set to be sworn in as the 47th president on January 20, 2025.  After succeeding Trump in 2021, President Joe Biden (D) signed 42 executive orders in his first 100 days in office, 21 of which directly aimed at revoking Trump administration actions. Ballotpedia tracked five Biden executive orders, enacted in…

  • President Biden has appointed 213 federal judges through October 1 of his fourth year

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    President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the Senate has confirmed 213 Article III federal judges through October 1, 2024, his fourth year in office. This is the second-most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since President Ronald Reagan (R). The average number of federal judges appointed by previous presidents through…

  • Joe Biden (D) issued one executive order in September

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    President Joe Biden (D) issued one executive order in September, bringing his total to 142. The order he issued in September was: Biden issued 25 executive orders in January 2021, more than any other month of his presidency. He did not issue any executive orders in November 2022, January 2023, January 2024, May 2024, and…

  • Joe Biden ends Sept. with highest presidential approval rating since Sept. 2023

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    At the end of Sept., approval polling averages showed President Joe Biden (D) at 42% approval. Fifty-five percent of voters disapproved of his performance. This was the highest approval rating Biden has received since Sept. 2023. Throughout Sept., Biden’s approval rating ranged from 41% to 42%. The lowest approval rating he’s received during his presidency…

  • Biden has appointed 205 federal judges through September 1 of his fourth year

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    President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the U.S. Senate has confirmed 205 Article III federal judges through September 1, 2024, his fourth year in office. This is the most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since President Ronald Reagan (R). The Senate had confirmed 203 of President Donald Trump’s (R)…

  • President Joe Biden issued no executive orders in August

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    President Joe Biden (D) issued no executive orders in August, keeping his total at 141. This was the fifth month of his presidency where he issued no executive orders. The other four instances took place in November 2022, January 2023, January 2024, and May 2024. Biden issued 25 executive orders in January 2021, more than…

  • Joe Biden (D) ends August with 41% job approval

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    At the end of August, approval polling averages showed President Joe Biden (D) at 41% approval. Fifty-five percent of voters disapproved of his performance. This was the same approval rating Biden received last month. Throughout August, Biden’s approval rating was 41%. The lowest approval rating he’s received during his presidency is 38%, last seen on…

  • President Biden has appointed 205 federal judges through August 1 of his fourth year

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    President Joe Biden (D) has appointed and the U.S. Senate has confirmed 205 Article III federal judges through August 1, 2024, his fourth year in office. This is the most Article III judicial appointments through this point in all presidencies since Ronald Reagan (R). The Senate had confirmed 202 of President Donald Trump’s (R) appointees…