The Trump administration is developing a plan to govern the U.S. without Congress if Democrats win Senior officials have been working with a White House adviser since April to identify executive actions on several issues that Trump can take without congressional approval. They include issues of immigration, tariffs, housing costs and federal spending, three sources told Reuters. Trump's team is also looking at "what he can legally do himself, where he can exceed his authority and how to defend those decisions in court."

The Trump administration is developing a plan to govern the U.S. without Congress if Democrats win Senior officials have been working with a White House adviser since April to identify executive actions on several issues that Trump can take without congressional approval. They include issues of immigration, tariffs, housing costs and federal spending, three sources told Reuters. Trump's team is also looking at "what he can legally do himself, where he can exceed his authority and how to defend those decisions in court."