ASAToday for October, 16th 2025

Administration Rolls the Dice on a Pocket Recission   Last week, the White House notified Congress of the President’s intent to rescind $4.9 billion in funds appropriated for foreign aid.  The legality…

Status of FY 2026 Funding   Before recessing, the Senate passed just three of the twelve appropriations bills – Agriculture, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction-Veterans’ Affairs (Mil Con).  The House passed only…

Confirmation of Trump Nominees As previously noted, Democrats have refused to consent to expedited Senate consideration of any of President Trump’s nominees this year.  As a result, moving each nomination involves several…

Changes at IRS and Treasury   In August, former IRS Commissioner Billy Long was ousted from that position after just 50 days heading the agency.  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent took over as…

Pending Special Elections and In Memoriam Elections will be held to fill the seats left vacant by the deaths of Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.). Virginia’s special election is…