ASAToday for October, 9th 2025

New Party Ratio in the House A Democrat recently won Virginia’s special election to replace the late Rep. Gerry Connolly, shifting the House to 219 Republicans and 213 Democrats. Speaker Johnson (R-LA)…

Status of FY 2026 Funding Federal government funding is set to expire in 15 days.  Last week, the House voted to enter conference with the Senate on three appropriations bills: Agriculture, Legislative…

Senate Changes Nominee Confirmation Rules Last week, Republicans voted to revise Senate rules so most presidential nominees (except for cabinet and judicial picks) will now be confirmed in group votes, saving floor…