"Congress, Hans Nichols: Fidelity to Trump has largely defined the 119th Congress, with Republicans in both chambers reluctant to break with the president on major Article 1 issues, ranging from tariffs to military strikes. Trump has effectively served as a shadow speaker in the House, determining legislative strategy, whipping votes and showing Republicans they can pass MAGA mega-bills with the thinnest of majorities - as long as they stay together."
"Economy, Neil Irwin and Courtenay Brown: From interest rates to trade, industrial policy and AI, Trump has made clear he will use the full weight of government to try to shape economic outcomes to his liking - norms and precedent be damned. The second Trump administration favors deregulation and lower taxes, but has pivoted sharply from unbridled capitalism by taking ownership stakes in private enterprises and seeking to micromanage corporate decisions from the Oval Office."
"Global companies ranging from Intel to Nvidia to Pfizer have had to carefully navigate Trump's embrace of command capitalism by offering concessions in exchange for favorable treatment - unthinkable in past Republican administrations. Tech, Ashley Gold: Trump's biggest disruption to AI policy has been the wholesale abandonment of Biden-era caution in favor of near-permissionless growth. The shift has emboldened tech companies, raised the stakes of the AI race against China, and sidelined a weakened Congress as Trump drives AI policy himself."
An operation that captured Maduro and incurred no U.S. military losses encouraged an aggressive bid to acquire Greenland. Congressional fidelity to the president has defined the 119th Congress, with Republicans reluctant to oppose him and with Trump acting as a shadow House speaker to steer strategy and secure narrow majorities for MAGA legislation. Economic policy blends deregulation and tax cuts with command capitalism, including government ownership stakes and micromanagement of corporate decisions. Corporate America has shifted toward America First, conceding to secure favorable treatment. AI policy has moved from caution to near-permissionless growth, boosting tech competition with China and marginalizing Congress.
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