Could the White House issue the $2,000 rebate checks without Congress?

WASHINGTON — Several Trump administration officials have cautioned that the president's proposal to send Americans rebate checks from tariff revenue requires congressional legislation.

As of now, the idea of Congress passing a bill to allow the $2,000 dividend checks seems like a long shot. Earlier this summer, Republican Sen. Josh Hawley introduced the American Worker Rebate Act for a stimulus check, but the idea fell flat among his colleagues in the Republican-controlled Congress. Several Republican senators shot down the tariff rebate check plan publicly, calling the proposal everything from "a bad idea" to "insane." Most conservatives instead want to use any tariff revenue to pay down the massive national debt.

But is there a way to bypass Congress? The White House is ce