US EditionTrump’s Executive Action Presidency Barrels Into a Legislative Blockade
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump delivered a 90-minute address to House Republicans urging support for his domestic policy bill in Washington, D.C.
- The speech sought to bring together Republicans amid pressure from hard-right and Northeastern members who are pushing for modifications to the comprehensive legislation on tax reductions and spending cuts.
- Lawmakers left the closed-door meeting divided on whether Trump convinced enough members to advance the bill to the Senate this week amid party infighting.
- Trump insisted that negotiations should end and a vote should proceed, while Speaker Mike Johnson aims to pass the bill before Memorial Day despite ongoing resistance within the party.
- The outcome remains uncertain as Trump faces the challenge of uniting a slim House majority with key holdouts, making this a crucial test of his legislative dealmaking skills.
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Trump treats laws as obstacles, not limits − and the only real check on his rule-breaking can come from political pressure
At his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump swore to ‘preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.’ Morry Gash/POOL/AFP, Getty Images by Andrew Reeves, Washington University in St. Louis Lately, the headlines have been clear: President Donald Trump is headed for a showdown with the courts. If he ignores their rulings, … Continued
Trump's presidency, based on decrees, faces a legislative blockade By Jeff Zeleny and Kevin Liptak, CNN Presidential legacies are built with laws, not with decrees: a lesson from Donald Trump's first term that now presents a compelling test for his second.For years, Trump has resorted to brute force to pressure Republicans to do what he wanted. Overall, it has worked: the party has long aligned itself, leaving skeptics abandoned. However, even w…
Trump Treats Laws as Obstacles, Not Limits
Republished with permission from The Conversation, by Andrew Reeves, Washington University in St. Louis Lately, the headlines have been clear: President Donald Trump is headed for a showdown with the courts. If he ignores their rulings, the courts have few tools and limited power to make him comply. But the real contest is not legal. It is political. As a political scientist who studies presidential behavior and public responses to unilateral ac…
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Phil's Stock WorldTrump treats laws as obstacles, not limits − and the only real check on his rule-breaking can come from political pressure
At his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump swore to 'preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.' Morry Gash/POOL/AFP, Getty ImagesLately, the headlines have been clear: President Donald Trump is headed for a showdown with the courts. If he ignores their rulings, the courts have few tools and limited power to make him comply. But the real contest is not legal. It is political. As a political scientist who studies …
By Jeff Zeleny and Kevin Liptak, CNN Presidential legacies are built by laws, not decrees—a lesson from Donald Trump’s first term that now presents a pressing test for his second. For years, Trump has relied on brute force to pressure Republicans into doing what he wanted. For the most part, it has worked: The party fell into line long ago, leaving skeptics in the lurch. Yet even with a GOP now almost entirely aligned with him, Trump continues t…
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