⚖️ Trump is testing what it means for a presidency to have no limits.
He signs orders that undercut judges. He pressures GMU to apologize for hiring practices, extorts settlements from CBS and NBC, and even treats the White House as a personal redecorating project. What disappears in the process is the idea of shared power.
He’s daring us to stay quiet while he sends troops into cities and rewrites the rules himself. Before this new normal is rooted even deeper, remember that LA and Washington already have troops while Baltimore and Chicago are next. We’re not guessing. He keeps saying it, and we keep letting it happen.
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After a judge ruled that Alina Habba was unlawfully U.S. attorney, second judge delays sentencing in New Jersey, casting doubt on prosecutions during her tenure.
Today’s GovBrief News
Fox video disproves Trump’s claim that Maryland Gov. Wes Moore called him ‘greatest president of my lifetime.’
Trump proposes renaming Defense Department as Department of War to signal more aggressive posture, dismissing need for congressional approval.
Judge orders Trump adviser Kari Lake and VOA officials to sit for depositions on possible defiance of court order restoring news programming.
GMU president rejects Education Dept. civil rights office demand for apology over DEI hiring despite finding of Title VI violation.
Third grand jury refuses to indict DC woman on felony assault during ICE arrest, rejecting case even after judge found probable cause.
Intel warns Trump’s 10% government stake risks global sales and backlash, as critics call it a backdoor sovereign wealth fund experiment.
Trump claims to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations, but she rejects his authority and vows to keep serving.
Trump tells South Korea’s president he wants to meet Kim Jong-un again this year, praising the North Korean dictator during White House meeting.
Trump and California Republicans move to block Newsom’s Prop 50 redistricting plan as Democrats push voter-approved mid-decade map.
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