Trump's final act begins

Trump's closest advisers tell Axios the president doesn't much care whether Republicans keep or lose Congress in the midterms. His reason: Trump will be just as powerful within the Republican Party either way. The incoming Republican class is predominantly Trump-aligned, per Axios. Trump plans to leverage this through his final two years—using pardons for allies, serving as kingmaker in two thousand twenty-eight with a Vance-Rubio preference, and controlling GOP fundraising. If Republicans hold the Senate, Trump loyalists will chair key committees. Axios highlights one potential flashpoint: if Trump orders his administration to ignore congressional oversight, it could spark a constitutional clash over one of lawmakers' last vital powers.

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