In Trump’s second term, efforts to flood the zone are making it hard for the courts, the opposition and even his supporters to keep up. Injunctions are halting some actions. But many have happened so quickly that they may be difficult or impossible to unpick: USAID largely shuttered and foreign aid slashed;

He has launched an unprecedented global tariff war and slashed U.S. foreign aid. He has disparaged NATO allies and embraced Russia’s narrative about its invasion of Ukraine. And he has spoken about annexing Greenland,