House Approves Curbs on Presidential Power

“The House on Thursday passed a sweeping package of constraints on presidential power, which Democrats framed as a response to Donald Trump’s norm-busting presidency and Republicans unanimously opposed for the same reason,” the New York Times reports.

“By a nearly party-line vote of 220 to 208, the House approved the Protecting Our Democracy Act, which would impose new curbs on executive power. Proponents of tighter government ethics have long sought many of the measures, and Republican have supported them, but they have been recast as partisan issues because of their association with Mr. Trump.”

Reuters: “The bill will now head to the Senate, where it is not expected to surpass the chamber’s 60-vote threshold to move forward.”