ASAToday for September 11th, 2025

Tariffs Update This week, the Trump Administration imposed reciprocal tariffs on key trading partners, including Canada, Mexico, China, and many European nations that have persistent trade deficits with the U.S. Last week,…

Budget Reconciliation Update Republican leadership continues to try to build consensus to include language in the reconciliation package to raise the debt ceiling. If they can get there, the looming X-date turns…

White House Agency Layoff Plans Federal officials are preparing agencies to cut 8-50% of their employees in the Trump administration’s effort to reduce federal government size. The Department of Housing and Urban…

  Administration for a Healthy America Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kennedy proposed the creation of an agency named the Administration for a Healthy America (AHA). The AHA would encompass the…

Immigration Enforcement On Thursday, March 27th, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) to establish a task force aimed at enhancing crime control and “maximizing immigration enforcement” in Washington, DC. The EO…

This Week in Congress   Both the House and the Senate were in session this week, following a week-long recess. Congress will be in session for the next three weeks, before breaking from…