In the Struggle With Trump, Does the Congress Matter?

New Thinking for a New World · May 1, 2025 · 53m

Tom O’Donnell, former key player in Democratic Party, explores the growing confrontation between the President and the Congress.

Normally, that's a simple question with a simple answer: of course, the Congress matters; after all, its powers are enthroned in the American Constitution. However, as the Trump presidency unfolds, nothing is simple anymore. President Trump obviously has an expansive view of presidential power and is clearly intent on exercising it at the expense of the Congress and of the courts.

So does Congress matter, is becoming a huge question, potentially the stuff of…