ASAToday for October, 2nd 2025

This Week in Congress Government operations were abruptly halted at midnight on Wednesday when the Senate failed to pass either the Republican or Democratic Continuing Resolution (CR). By a vote of 55-45,…

Status of FY 2026 Funding: Government Shutdown! The federal government shut down this week, and it will impact all agencies and programs that rely on annual appropriations because Congress has not yet…

The Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act Rep. Smucker (R-PA) reintroduced the Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act.  In addition to Rep. Smucker, the bill is cosponsored by Reps. Amodei (R-NV), Ciscomani…

SCOTUS Rules on Pocket Rescission The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to effectively cancel about $4 billion in congressionally appropriated foreign aid funds. The ruling paused part of a lower…

New House Party Ratios Last week, Adelita Grijalva was elected to the seat previously held by her father, former-Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), who died earlier this year.  Once she is sworn in,…