The story of President Donald Trump’s first seven months back in office is the consolidation of power.

He has bulldozed the obstacles that often stood in his way in his first term and constantly tested boundaries, in an almost single-minded pursuit of more authority.

Whether you think that’s a good thing (because that’s what the country needs) or a bad thing, that’s objectively the state of affairs. Trump has for years made no secret of his disregard for the limits of his power , and he’s governing accordingly.

In recent days alone, he and his administration have taken major steps on this front.

One is his federalization of the DC Metropolitan Police Department and his deployment of the National Guard to the nation’s capital to deal with what he says is out-of-control crime. The fo

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