The GOP’s Meek Acquiescence to Trump’s Power Grabs

Aaron Blake: “The story of the first two weeks of President Donald Trump’s second term is one of a hostile takeover of government power with relatively little pushback. And those with the most power to change Trump’s course in the near term — congressional Republicans — have been especially meek, even as he’s trampled on their prerogatives and past ideals.”

“The upshot: The party of limited government and federalism is tacitly green-lighting a more autocratic chief executive.”

“And there’s little sign Republicans will feel compelled to change it up, given that their party’s base has increasingly embraced the idea that what Trump says, goes.”