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Trump 2.0: A Year of Unconstrained Power

January 20, 2026·42 min·5-min readconversationalnews
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In the first year of Donald Trump's second term, the presidency has undergone a profound transformation marked by an aggressive consolidation of executive power, the personalization of governance, and the erosion of institutional checks and balances. The episode features analysis from New

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Donald TrumpMaggie HabermanJonathan SwanCharlie SavageLisa CookJames ComeyLetitia JamesPete HexCharlie Cook

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AuthoritarianismCriminal JusticeDemocracyForeign PolicyGeopoliticsSupreme CourtUs Politics

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