Lawmakers from both parties criticized Trump's move to lift sanctions on Russia, though Congress appears unlikely to respond quickly.

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The problem here is that a weaker presidency can only happen alongside a stronger Congress, because somebody needs to make laws and decide on government policy. The whole reason the presidency grew more powerful was because Congress gradually stopped doing its job. And, of course, Congress can't reassert its authority when it's as gridlocked as it has been these past few decades, so that's the fundamental problem that needs to be solved before anything can be done about the presidency.

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