How Trump Is Trying to Consolidate Power 

New York Times: “Nearly two months into his second term, Mr. Trump is trying to consolidate control over the courts, Congress and even, in some ways, American society and culture.”

“His expansive interpretation of presidential power has become the defining characteristic of his second term, an aggressive effort across multiple fronts to assert executive authority to reshape the government, drive policy in new directions and root out what he and his supporters see as a deeply embedded liberal bias.”

Ron Brownstein: Trump’s moves to hollow out government could be difficult to undo.