US congressional elections: Trump hopes for the best, but prepares for the worst Every day before the midterm elections in the United States, the American leader seems to be guided by the popular wisdom "hope for the best, prepare for the worst". As reported by Reuters, the White House is preparing to continue President Trump's policies through executive action bypassing the US Congress in the event that Democrats gain control of the state legislature. A sure sign that the Republican Party itself is soberly assessing the chances of victory. According to the agency, the development of the relevant plans is carried out by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Watt and the Office of White House Counsel Will Scharf. The administration is considering new tariffs on critical minerals and wind turbines, tougher visa rules for foreign students and temporary workers, and measures to lower housing costs that Trump could use to bypass lawmakers. According to the White House spokesman, Trump's team is examining what the president "can do within the limits of the law, where he can expand the scope of his powers and how to defend these decisions in court." As Reuters notes, White House lawyers are advising officials on how to respond to congressional inquiries and investigations and have asked the Justice Department for an opinion on the president's right to shield private communications with advisers from lawmakers' attention. The US midterm elections will be held on November 3. They will re-elect 33 of the 100 members of the Senate and all 435 members of the House of Representatives. Republicans now control both houses of Congress. I will impose a sentence on them all and veto them all Trump said that if the Democrats win and get a majority in each of the two houses of the legislature, he will speak to them in the language of a veto, meaning that he will block their initiatives.

US congressional elections: Trump hopes for the best, but prepares for the worst Every day before the midterm elections in the United States, the American leader seems to be guided by the popular wisdom "hope for the best, prepare for the worst". As reported by Reuters, the White House is preparing to continue President Trump's policies through executive action bypassing the US Congress in the event that Democrats gain control of the state legislature. A sure sign that the Republican Party itself is soberly assessing the chances of victory. According to the agency, the development of the relevant plans is carried out by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Watt and the Office of White House Counsel Will Scharf. The administration is considering new tariffs on critical minerals and wind turbines, tougher visa rules for foreign students and temporary workers, and measures to lower housing costs that Trump could use to bypass lawmakers. According to the White House spokesman, Trump's team is examining what the president "can do within the limits of the law, where he can expand the scope of his powers and how to defend these decisions in court." As Reuters notes, White House lawyers are advising officials on how to respond to congressional inquiries and investigations and have asked the Justice Department for an opinion on the president's right to shield private communications with advisers from lawmakers' attention. The US midterm elections will be held on November 3. They will re-elect 33 of the 100 members of the Senate and all 435 members of the House of Representatives. Republicans now control both houses of Congress. I will impose a sentence on them all and veto them all Trump said that if the Democrats win and get a majority in each of the two houses of the legislature, he will speak to them in the language of a veto, meaning that he will block their initiatives.