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The Trump administration is preparing for a potential Democratic takeover of Congress by developing plans to advance its agenda through executive actions on issues like immigration and tariffs, while also bracing for investigations. 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 that Trump could pursue without congressional approval. The planning underscores a paradox of the midterm elections: capturing control of Congress would give Democrats the power to investigate Trump, block legislation, and constrain his spending priorities. However, Trump would retain broad executive authority over trade, foreign policy, and the federal bureaucracy. Democrats need a net gain of four seats in the US House of Representatives and the US Senate to overturn Republicans’ narrow majorities.
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