ASAToday for March 17, 2026

The Department of Homeland Security has been without funding for 24 days, and there appears to be little progress toward a compromise. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) continues to push the…

Congress was in session this week. The House considered two bills out of the Judiciary Committee:  the Deporting Fraudsters Act (H.R. 1958), which would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify…

This week, Democrats pushed for a vote on War Powers resolutions in both the House and Senate.  The 1973 War Powers Resolution allows members of Congress to either approve or oppose the…

Last week, during his State of the Union address, President Trump told Congress that he would not seek new legislation to implement additional tariffs, following the Supreme Court’s decision striking down tariffs…

Last week, Senate Republican leaders attempted to bring up the FY 2026 Homeland Security appropriations bill, along with a resolution to fund the agency and its programs at FY 2025 levels for…