House Democrats Move to Curtail Presidential Powers

Democrats push to curb presidential powers

House Democrats say they will vote on legislation this fall to curb the power of the president, an effort to rein in executive powers that they say President Donald Trump flagrantly abused. The legislation would limit the president’s pardon power, strengthen laws to ban presidents from receiving gifts or payments…

Post-Trump, Democrats push to curb presidential powers

By MARY CLARE JALONICKWASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats say they will vote on legislation this fall to curb the power of the president, an effort to rein in executive powers that they say President Donald Trump flagrantly abused.The legislation, expected to be introduced Tuesday, would limit the president’s pardon power, strengthen laws to ban presidents from receiving gifts or payments from foreign governments, better protect independent agency…

House Dems take aim at presidential abuse of power

House Democrats say they will vote on legislation this fall to curb the power of the president, an effort to reign in executive powers that they say former President Donald Trump flagrantly abused. (Sept. 21)

Post-Trump, Democrats push to curb presidential powers

House Democrats say they will vote on legislation this fall to curb the power of the president, an effort to reign in executive powers that they say President Donald Trump flagrantly abused.

How Democrats Aim To Curb Abuse Of Presidential Powers

House Democrats are forging ahead with a new plan to put constraints on presidential powers and protect previous norms that lawmakers say were violated throughout former President Donald Trump’s...

Post-Trump, Democrats push to curb presidential powers

Most of the legislation is in direct response to actions by Trump that Democrats saw as abuses of presidential power, including his firing of agency whistleblowers, his defiance of congressional subpoenas and his campaign’s interactions with Russians in the 2016 election.