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Reuters' Nandita Bose examines White House preparations for governing if Democrats regain control of Congress.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 550,524 views a day, 62 times a normal first day on this channel (8,898).
How Trump could govern without Congress after the midterms | Reuters World News
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- 0:41European youth protests focus on living costs and education, alongside scenes of riots and looting.
- 3:16Civilians evacuated from Russian-held Oleshky reach Ukrainian-controlled territory during a local ceasefire.
- 5:52Trump's team is preparing executive-order strategies for a possible Democratic takeover of Congress.
- 6:12Nandita Bose explains executive authorities, emergency declarations and legal defenses against congressional resistance.
- 7:49Chinese skincare brand Proya's American expansion introduces a report on beauty companies seeking overseas customers.
"What are the things that Trump can really legally do on his own?" asks Reuters White House reporter Nandita Bose. That question sits at the heart of a report about preparations for a possible Democratic takeover of Congress, and the executive powers the administration could use in response.
Bose describes a strategy built around executive authorities, emergency declarations and legal defenses against congressional resistance. The distinction matters: losing support in Congress would make passing legislation harder, but it would not remove the president's existing executive powers. Nor would those powers amount to an unrestricted ability to write laws.
The report also explains the strength of the presidential veto. Overriding one requires two-thirds majorities in both chambers, a higher hurdle than simply assembling enough votes to pass a bill.
The episode has drawn nearly 400,000 views in 13 hours, far beyond the usual opening for Reuters' longer uploads. But viewers coming for the question in its title should know that the Trump segment begins almost six minutes in.
Before that, presenter Tara Oakes covers European youth protests over education and living costs, followed by the evacuation of starving civilians from Russian-held Oleshky during a local ceasefire. After the Washington report, the program turns to Chinese skincare brands seeking American customers.
Reuters' separate explainer on California's proposed billionaire tax is also drawing an unusually strong early audience, putting another ballot-box question alongside the episode's focus on presidential power.
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The World News episode is drawing views much faster than Reuters' usual longer upload. Its separate California tax explainer is also having a strong start.
