Trump's lapdog – How Congress gave its power away
June 16, 2025
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Episode 87 · June 16, 2025
Trump's lapdog – How Congress gave its power away
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Summary
With Trump going feral you’d hope that Congress would do something to keep him in check. But that doesn’t appear to be the case whatsoever. And, it’s not a new thing – Congress has long been diminishing its own authority. Casey Burgat, host of the Mastering the Room podcast and director of the Legislative Affairs program at the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University, joins Jarv and Chris to talk them through what’s going on.
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