“A plain reading of the law about presidents on coins says the face of a living president should not be on currency. And yet President Donald Trump’s is, after his Treasury Department exploited a different law related to commemorative coins,” CNN reports.

“The law says a president must not commit the U.S. military into hostilities for longer than 60 days without congressional approval. The U.S. has been in a conflict with Iran for more than six months, although the administration says it has taken time-outs in the war. Previous presidents from both parties have danced around this requirement, but nothing on the level of Trump’s war on Iran.”

“Chief Justice John Roberts called it ‘likely unlawful’ for Trump to tear down part of the White House and build something else. And yet construction is happening around the clock to get that White House ballroom done for Trump to enjoy.”

“When the history of this time is written, it may be observed that the United States of America celebrated its 250th anniversary with one, big Donald Trump-themed party in the nation’s capital that lasted for one whole summer,” the New York Times reports.

“That is how it has looked, at times, over these last few months in Washington, where Mr. Trump used the occasion of the nation’s birthday to throw a series of parties done up in the distinct and florid style of the political movement he created, even as his presidency faced new perils.”

“It was an absolute MAGA-extravaganza, all summer long, and the imagery was something to behold.”