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US Elections
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Trump's war in Iran marks the culmination of his imperial presidency | Mohamad Bazzi

Trump has established an imperial presidency with unprecedented self-aggrandizement, consolidating power through executive actions and culminating in an open-ended war against Iran, enabled by collapsed accountability in Washington.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Some Other Things Donald Trump Will Probably Try to Buy

President Trump proposed buying Greenland; other countries are humorously suggested for purchase while political betting markets allow profit from geopolitical developments.
fromIntelligencer
4 months ago

Trump Brings Back Nixon's Dirtiest Trick: Weaponizing the IRS

It's no accident that Trump's power-hungry budget director, Russell Vought, has championed the audacious Nixonian doctrine of unlimited presidential power to "impound" (i.e., refuse to spend) money appropriated by Congress. Trump's insistence on personal diplomacy as the key to American power and world peace is reminiscent of the Nixon-Kissinger era of alliances made and unmade and wars launched and ended by secret presidential deals.
US politics
fromAxios
5 months ago

Behind the Curtain: Trump and the most unprecedented presidency in 250 years

Trump has 40 more months - four-fifths of his term - left to stretch it further. White House officials tell us they're just getting going. They see chaos as their brand and "consequence culture" taking root.
US politics
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