Is Trump's Strong Presidency Here to Stay?
February 17, 2026·7 days ago·via New York Magazine
Trump pushes the presidency's boundaries in his second term, consolidating executive power by purging disloyal bureaucrats in the FBI, DOJ, and IRS, and installing loyalists to cut through deep-state resistance. Courts push back with rulings against his emergency tariffs and agency overhauls, while states and recent GOP election losses remind him of checks on federal overreach.
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