Trump Rules: Trump and his aides are rewriting the rules of power in Washington. Early in March, senators gathered to take a vote meant to remind President Donald Trump of Congress’s power. The vote was merely the latest capitulation of a GOP-controlled Congress that has subordinated itself to the executive branch headed by Trump. Asked if he would work with Congress to enact new tariffs, Trump said “I don’t have to.” (He later imposed new tariffs using a different authority.) He’s worked with Democrats multiple times, once to try to cancel the fentanyl trafficking emergency Trump declared to impose tariffs against Canada, and again, to try to terminate the trade deficit emergency Trump cited to levy global tariffs.

Source: Washington Post March 10, 2026 11:13 UTC