ASAToday for July 17th, 2025

President Biden’s Executive Orders Impacts the Construction Community Since his inauguration on January 20, 2021, President Biden has issued the following executive orders, which will impact the construction community: On January 20, 2021, President Biden directed the heads of all federal agencies to immediately review agency actions taken between January 2017 and January 2020 related…

Sen. Schumer’s Invoked Climate Emergency Sen. Schumer called for Biden to declare a climate emergency, a controversial move that would give the new administration sweeping authority to circumvent Congress to combat global warming. Declaring a climate emergency could unlock new powers for President Biden, including the ability to redirect funding for clean energy projects, shut…

Reshaping President Biden’s $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package Senate Majority Leader Schumer said he aims to secure passage of the next round of Covid-19 relief by mid-March, just when jobless benefits from the previous package will run out. While some Republicans are rejecting the price tag of the $1.9 trillion bill proposed by the President, Biden…

This Week in Congress The House held committee meetings with no floor votes and the Senate sworn in jurors in President Trump’s impeachment trial scheduled for the week of February 8th.  President Trump is the first American president to have been impeached twice and will be the first to be tried after leaving office.  Meanwhile,…