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Weekly recaps

Each Monday, a summary of the previous week of Federal Register documents: how many were published, how many set or changed policy, and where they landed.

Federal Register recap: Oct 26 to Nov 1, 2026

From Oct 26 to Nov 1, the Federal Register published 505 documents: 55 rules, 21 proposed rules, 424 notices and 5 presidential documents. Of those, 105 set or changed policy and 400 were routine or administrative. Across the 105 that set or changed policy, the average reading on the Democratic to Republican slider was neutral: 13 leaned Democratic, 68 were neutral and 24 leaned Republican.

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Federal Register recap: Oct 19 to Oct 25, 2026

From Oct 19 to Oct 25, the Federal Register published 469 documents: 46 rules, 32 proposed rules, 386 notices and 5 presidential documents. Of those, 85 set or changed policy and 384 were routine or administrative. Across the 85 that set or changed policy, the average reading on the Democratic to Republican slider was neutral: 13 leaned Democratic, 55 were neutral and 17 leaned Republican.

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Federal Register recap: Oct 12 to Oct 18, 2026

From Oct 12 to Oct 18, the Federal Register published 436 documents: 53 rules, 31 proposed rules, 349 notices and 3 presidential documents. Of those, 113 set or changed policy and 323 were routine or administrative. Across the 113 that set or changed policy, the average reading on the Democratic to Republican slider was neutral: 16 leaned Democratic, 65 were neutral and 32 leaned Republican.

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Federal Register recap: Oct 5 to Oct 11, 2026

From Oct 5 to Oct 11, the Federal Register published 495 documents: 49 rules, 42 proposed rules, 401 notices and 3 presidential documents. Of those, 126 set or changed policy and 369 were routine or administrative. Across the 126 that set or changed policy, the average reading on the Democratic to Republican slider was neutral: 13 leaned Democratic, 76 were neutral and 37 leaned Republican.

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