The White House is drawing up contingency plans for a Democratic takeover of Congress, aiming to advance its agenda by bypassing Congress.

PANews, November 1 — According to Reuters, a White House official and two people familiar with the matter said the White House has been preparing for months for the possibility that Democrats could take control of Congress, drawing up plans to continue advancing key parts of its agenda through executive power while preparing for congressional investigations into the Trump administration. Three people familiar with the matter said that since April, senior officials including White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and Budget Director Russell Vought have been working with the White House Counsel's Office to identify executive measures Trump can take without congressional approval, covering areas such as immigration, tariffs, housing costs, and federal spending. The White House official said White House Counsel Will Scharf and his team are also examining "what actions Trump can lawfully take on his own, where he can push the boundaries of his authority, and how to defend those decisions in court." Over the past month, Trump has been holding rallies across the country in an attempt to preserve Republican control of Congress. At the same time, his aides are said to have privately begun preparing for a potentially very different political landscape in 2027.