Politics Today News Trump Uses Power Of Presidency To Try To Overturn The Election And Stay In Office

Two days that tarnished Trump’s aura of absolute power

The commanding first nine months of the second Trump administration were anchored on the premise that if you don’t like what he’s doing — try stopping him. Trump, in many cases, outraced legal and ... Read More

How Cheney’s Presidential Power Push Paved the Way for Trump to Go Further

Donald J. Trump and Dick Cheney became adversaries, but the former vice president set the stage for Mr. Trump’s bid to expand his executive authority. Read More

2020 election deniers and allies amass power, in and out of the Trump administration

Inside the red brick walls of the La Vista Correctional Facility in Pueblo, Colorado, Tina Peters has grown impatient. The former Republican clerk of Mesa County, Peters is one year into a nine-year ... Read More

Trump Is Putting Election Deniers in Charge of Elections

Now that he is back in the White House, he has made some of them more powerful than ever. By Jess Bidgood Nick Corasaniti and Alexandra Berzon You could be forgiven for thinking that the election ... Read More

Trump signs legislation to reopen the government

TRUMP SIGNS BILL: President Donald Trump has signed legislation to reopen the government. Earlier, the House voted to pass the legislation in a 222-209 vote. Read More

Cheney expanded presidential power. Now Trump is doing the same

There was no lost love between the two Republicans, but both used a similar political playbook to push their agenda. Read More

MSNBC's Alex Wagner: We Need To Stop Thinking Of Trump Presidency In Terms Of Election Cycles And Decades

MSNBC's Alex Wagner explains the changes that President Donald Trump has made to the United States. Wagner says the effort to remake institutions after Trump's presidency will take decades: ALEX ... Read More