It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
Locked out of power in Washington, the party is struggling to agree on a unified message of opposition. Some of its lawmakers are even telling Republicans they want to work together.
“I’d rather see the states take care of their own problems,” the president said. Federal emergency managers from both parties have made the same argument.
It also signaled it could seek to back out of Biden-era agreements with police departments that engaged in discrimination or violence.
More is coming, but many directives will take time to be implemented or will face political, legal or practical obstacles.
The nation’s politics are going to change in President Trump’s second term — though we don’t yet know how.
Cameron Hamilton does not appear to have experience coordinating responses to large-scale disasters, like the wildfires in California.
Restored to power, President Trump claimed that God put him there and asserted the right to single-handedly redraw the world map as he sees fit.
It is unclear how much is left in Washington to restrain him.
The order is titled “Ending the Weaponization of the Federal Government,” but it asserts that the Biden administration might have acted illegally and directs agencies to seek evidence.
Legal experts said the president was testing the boundaries of executive power with aggressive orders designed to stop the country from transitioning to renewable energy.