Source: Washington Post
by George F Will
“Tanned, rested and ready, Congress has returned from the August recess. It is unclear why. The Democrats’ House and Senate minorities have no power — the ability to achieve intended effects. The Republican majorities have no power because they are not permitted intention independent of this president’s preferences. … Presidents are mistakenly accorded vast discretion in foreign policy, so Congress can do little when today’s president, for no discernible strategic reason, uses insults and economic coercion to propel the most populous nation, India, into closer collaboration with the second most populous, China. Congress could, however, inhibit this administration’s primary domestic policy.” (09/05/25)