ASAToday for May 1st, 2025

Department of Transportation Memo Grants Marriage Preferences and High Birth Rates? A new Department of Transportation (DOT) memo directs the department to give grant preferences to “communities with marriage and birth rates…

Delaying the CTA until 2026? Several organizations, representing millions of Main Street businesses operating in every industry and community in America, applauded the Department of the Treasury for its swift action in…

This Week in Congress This week, the House was not in session, and the Senate held nomination votes for cabinet positions including Treasury, Transportation, Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, Housing and Urban Development,…

Budget Reconciliation Strategy Last week, congressional leaders met with President Trump to discuss budget reconciliation strategies.  Reports from the meeting indicate that it did not result in clarity regarding strategy or substance,…

Debt Ceiling Debate Continues It appears that Republicans will not attempt to increase the debt ceiling via the budget reconciliation process, for fear that opposition from far-right members of the party to…