How Trump plans to govern if Democrats take Congress
Control of the Senate would allow Democrats to block Trump's judicial and executive-branch nominees, including any Supreme Court pick.
President Donald Trump's White House has reportedly been preparing for a possible Democratic takeover of Congress, developing plans to advance key parts of his agenda through executive power. Senior officials, including deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and budget director Russell Vought, have been working with the White House Counsel’s Office since April to identify executive actions on immigration, tariffs, housing costs, and federal spending that Trump could pursue without congressional approval.
The White House counsel and his team are also looking at what Trump can legally do on his own, how to push the limits of his authority, and how to defend those decisions in court. The planning highlights the paradox of the midterm elections, where Democrats would have the power to investigate Trump, block legislation, and constrain his spending priorities, but Trump would retain broad executive authority over trade, foreign policy, and the federal bureaucracy.
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