ASAToday for April 3rd, 2025

This Week in Congress Congress was in session this week, with the House canceling votes for the remainder of the week after a rule (H Res 282) came up short on Tuesday…

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…