In just one year, much of the federal government has been transformed under the vision of President Trump. >> Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed doge-like layoffs of federal workers, a laundry list of reciprocal tariffs. >> Each of these actions reflect a far more emboldened president in his second term.As we close out 2025, the Wall Street Journal will look across the government at the dramatic transformations President Trump is making in the first year of his second term in office. I covered Presi ...

More than 100 immigration judges have been fired or pushed out of their jobs since President Trump returned to office. And now one of them is suing the administration. Tanya Nemar says she was abruptly let go without reason back in February.Nemar believes she was fired because she is a dual citizen of Lebanon. She previously ran for local office as a Democrat and because she's a woman. Uh excuse me.Now, because of that, she says the administration violated both the 1964 Civil Rights Act along with the First ...

RT Jim Ferguson (@JimFergusonUK)🚨 WHY DID BIDEN NEED THREE AUTOPENS?Biden was using an autopen by Day 5 of his presidency.Not one — THREE different autopen signatures.And by 2022, the usage exploded.Why?Because investigators found:• Biden didn’t personally sign over half of his presidential pardons.• Some of the MOST controversial acts — including death-row commutations and pre-emptive pardons of his own family, Fauci, Milley & others — were auto-signed.• The White House used the autopen even while Biden wa ...

The Justice Department argued in court for more expansive executive power to limit White House access based on political expression, including for events historically open to the general public such as tours or the annual Easter egg roll. https://t.co/fPSu7KBzdT ...

Elections & Political Landscape - Democrats secured wins in key races, potentially indicating momentum for the upcoming midterms [1] - Zoron Manni, a 34-year-old Democratic socialist, won the New York City mayoral election, signaling a shift towards progressive politics [1] - Mikey Sherah won the New Jersey gubernatorial race with 56% of the vote against Jack Citerelli's 43%, seen as a significant victory for Democrats [6] - Abigail Spanberger is projected to become the first woman to ever leave the Commonwealth, winning the Virginia gubernatorial race by 15+ percentage points [1][8] - California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 50, a Democratic-drawn congressional map, potentially leading to a shift in congressional representation [1][21] Policy & Economic Implications - Mdani's platform includes raising taxes on millionaires in New York, proposing a 2% tax increase and matching New Jersey's corporate tax rate [1] - President Trump is calling for changes to the election system, including voter reform, voter ID, and no mail-in ballots [1][25] - The Supreme Court is hearing a case on the legality of President Trump's tariffs, ranging from 10% to 50% on imports [39] - The government shutdown reached 36 days, the longest on record, with potential disruptions at airports and uncertainty for federal food assistance programs [51][56][58] Social Issues - The White House is criticizing Mayor Elect Mani, alleging he is a "self-professed Jew hater" [29] - The Trump administration alleges that US forces carried out the 16th strike on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing two people [35]

Government Shutdown Blame Attribution - The Trump administration attributes the government shutdown entirely to the Democrats [1] - Congressional Republicans and some moderate Democrats supported opening the government, but the "Chuck Schumer AOC wing" of the Democratic Party shut it down [2] - Democrats voted against a House Republican bill to extend government funding until November 21st [3] - Democrats are blamed for causing potential layoffs due to the government shutdown [4] Executive Power and Control - The Trump administration is accused of seeking complete control over the federal government [6] - Concerns are raised about the President's desire to control hiring and firing across the government and civil society [6] - The President is alleged to believe he can unilaterally raise taxes by $1 trillion and reallocate congressionally appropriated funds [7]

is an alert that is not normal in the literal sense that normally we don't see this in America. The president trying to abuse or widen what are traditional executive powers and doing it on a blatantly partisan basis. Take a look at the Democratic le cities that continuously face the threat or enactment of the deployment of troops.This week begins with the National Guard directed to Portland, Oregon, dealing with what Donald Trump says could be a full force effort to deal with protests against ICE. Now, the ...

President Trump's tariffs just got hit with their biggest threat yet. Not from foreign governments or angry CEOs, but from a federal judge with a copy of the Constitution. Recently, the Court of International Trade dropped a bombshell ruling that could unravel Trump's most aggressive tariffs. And the Supreme Court has agreed to fasttrack the appeal in a constitutional showdown that could refund billions in tariff revenue and send markets soaring or hand Trump unlimited trade war powers. My name is Guy and y ...

Legal Challenges and Executive Power - The Trump administration has faced a string of legal defeats regarding mass deportation efforts, freezing grants at universities, deploying troops to Los Angeles, and imposing tariffs [1][2] - Courts are blocking Trump from cancelling protections from deportation for more than 1 million Venezuelans and Haitians [2] - A federal judge accused the Trump administration of creating a national police force with Donald Trump as its chief [23] - A federal judge ruled that Trump's deployment of military troops to Los Angeles was illegal, citing a violation of the Posse Comitatus Act [22] Political Strategy and Republican Party - The Republican party is described as having become an extremist movement under the control of Donald Trump [21] - Concerns are raised about the normalization of military presence near polling places and the potential for voter intimidation [28] - The Republican party is accused of trying to change election rules because they know they are less likely to win when more people vote [30] Administration Tactics and Court System - The administration is appealing rulings with the goal of having them appear before the Supreme Court [3] - The Trump administration is seen as using the courts as a sword, where losing can still be beneficial [10] - The administration benefits from delays caused by legal challenges, even if they eventually lose in court [8] - There are concerns that the military might be used to deter voting before the midterms [27]

I probably don't have to tell our loyal viewers that it has been a very busy week for the Trump administration. In her latest column, the New Yorker Susan Glasser, who's with us now, lays out a catalog of events from the attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to firing the new CDC director, threats to take over Democratic run cities, a federal takeover of Union Station, and that's just a partial list. Joining us now, former Montana Senator and MSNBC political analyst John Tester.David French and ...