By STEPHEN GROVES, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MATT BROWN, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A president looking to seize power beyond the executive branch. A Congress controlled by Republican lawmakers unwilling to directly defy him. And a minority party looking for any way to fight back .

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