Trump to outline his plans before Congress tonight
President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter last month at the White House. Credit: TNS/Andrew Harnik
President Donald Trump will address a joint session of Congress Tuesday night, speaking to lawmakers and the nation about his second-term vision that has so far been executed through executive orders and unilateral actions in his first month back in office.
Trump has signed more than 70 executive orders since taking office on Jan. 20 — from declaring a national emergency at the U.S. southern border to establishing the government workforce cutting agency DOGE. But to enact other sweeping parts of his second-term agenda, including a revamp of his 2017 tax plan, he’ll need the Republican-controlled U.S. House and U.S. Senate to pass legislation.
While presidents typically use their annual address to Congress to appeal to lawmakers for bipartisan support, Trump enjoys control of both chambers and a Supreme Court stacked with three of his appointees. So he’s unlikely to think he needs to make such requests, said Christopher Malone, a professor of political science at Farmingdale State College.
Laura Figueroa Hernandez is the White House correspondent and previously covered New York City politics and government. She joined Newsday in 2012 after covering state and local politics for The Miami Herald.
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