politics
Trump unbound: the making of an imperial presidency
Donald Trump’s second term is unlike his first. The politicians who challenged him are gone. The lawyers who once pushed back now choose their battles. What remains is an imperial president with almost no internal checks, using executive power to reshape everything from the economy, immigration and even the presidency itself.
TL;DR
- Donald Trump's second term is characterized by consolidated executive power.
- Internal checks on his power, from politicians and lawyers, have been removed or diminished.
- Trump is using executive authority to reshape the economy, immigration, and the presidency itself.
- Journalist Jonathan Swan has closely covered Trump's rise to power.
- The implications for the US and the world are a subject of discussion.