The Philadelphia Inquirer
How Democrats hope to reverse Trump's changes to the presidency
xCruzo Brief
As midterms approach, Democrats are racing to limit how long President Donald Trump’s executive-power changes could last. House Democrats are drafting bills to curb a president’s emergency powers and exploring ways to protect the Justice Department from direct presidential influence. One measure would stop a president from unilaterally reshaping the White House. Ethics experts are also working on future rules aimed at preventing self-dealing by a first family. The effort is framed by Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, who said reversing Trump’s actions would take decades and require rebuilding government “department by department.”
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