ASAToday for November 5, 2026

The Trump administration’s consideration of restrictions on U.S. diesel exports could have significant implications for construction subcontractors and specialty trade contractors, particularly at a time when diesel prices are already elevated. President…

The House recessed last Wednesday, a day earlier than planned, and will not return to session until November 9, following the midterm elections. The early departure came amid a politically complicated situation…

With the House already recessed and the Senate potentially facing a shortened legislative window, the amount of major legislation Congress can complete before the November elections is increasingly limited. The Senate’s immediate…

Congress returned to Washington, D.C. following the Labor Day recess, but the House is expected to have only a short window for legislative action. House leaders currently plan to keep members in…

For America’s small construction contractors, one of the biggest challenges in federal contracting is not winning the work—it is getting paid when the government changes the work after the contract has been…