US EditionCNN: Trump is using the power of government to punish opponents. They’re struggling to respond
- Donald Trump is consolidating power by marginalizing institutions like law firms and universities that oppose him, pushing them towards compliance with his administration's demands.
- The Trump administration has targeted over 300 student visas of foreign students related to pro-Palestinian protests, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
- Experts warn that Trump’s actions threaten democracy, as Congress has largely allowed the president to bypass traditional checks on power, stated Timothy Naftali.
- Senator Chris Murphy emphasized that public mobilization might be necessary to counter Trump’s consolidation of authority, saying, 'only the people can tame Trump.
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Denver Gazette
DailyTruthReportFired Democratic FEC commissioner seeks to punish Trump
A longtime Democratic Federal Election Commission member fired by President Donald Trump is seeking payback by joining a partisan suit to block one of the new president’s executive orders. Ellen Weintraub, who had sharply criticized Trump in past statements and…
As Trump attacks the press, many Americans aren’t hearing about it
From suing outlets to banning The Associated Press, President Donald Trump’s return to the White House has brought an unprecedented flurry of attacks on the media. But news about these […] The post As Trump attacks the press, many Americans aren’t hearing about it appeared first on Poynter.
Svenska Dagbladet
hbl.fiTrump's dominance is almost total: the US president imposes punitive tariffs, shuts down government agencies, deports undocumented people and threatens allied countries at a breakneck pace. Where is the opposition, many people ask. “The Democratic Party appears to be in collective crisis,” notes political scientist Grant Reeher.
Trump Boasts About Getting Back at Opponents
“President Donald Trump is using the power of the federal government to intimidate or neuter potential sources of opposition to him: The legal establishment, academia and prominent cultural institutions, the media, the judiciary, the Democratic Party, Congress and independent government oversight,” CNN reports. “The unprecedented breadth of the actions Trump and his allies inside the government have taken against his perceived political and ideo…
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