ASAToday for November, 20th 2025

This Week in Congress! Congress will recess next week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. This week, the House voted on eight measures including resolutions (H.J. Res. 130; H.J. Res. 131; S.J.…

The Longest Government Shutdown Ends! The longest government shutdown in history has ended. Last Monday evening, the Senate took up the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) (H.R. 5371). Majority Leader Thune (R-SD) offered…

Legislative Action Planned for the Remainder of This Year As noted above, Congress is out of session next week for the Thanksgiving holiday, and the legislative calendar contemplates the year-end holiday recess…

New House Party Ratios Last week, Adelita Grijalva (D-TX) was sworn in as the new Representative for Arizona’s 7th Congressional District.  Party ratios in the House are now 219 Republicans and 214 Democrats,…

Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Includes Change Order Reform Reform regarding change orders in federal contracting is part of the ongoing, comprehensive “Revolutionary FAR Overhaul” (RFO) initiated by a series of Executive Orders in…

U.S. Department of Transportation Revised DBE Program The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) significantly revised its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program as of October 3, 2025, eliminating race- and gender-based presumptions and…

Modifying the Scope of Reciprocal Tariffs Announced on April 2, 2025! Last Friday, November 14, President Trump signed an Executive Order modifying the scope of the reciprocal tariffs that he first announced…

Death of the U.S. Penny! The American penny was officially discontinued last week after 232 years of circulation, marking the end of its use in an era increasingly dominated by digital payment…