Executive power, institutional strain, and foreign-policy oversight

Trump's administration continues to test institutional constraints through DOJ politicization, pressure on Fed Governor Lisa Cook, ideological grant conditions, civil-service restructuring, and a formal 'hack back' cyber policy. Senior staff departures add to signs of internal turbulence. Congress now faces a consequential review of Trump's Saudi nuclear agreement, including a controversial enrichment provision and a 90-legislative-day oversight window, while the administration's reduced Indo-Pacific posture raises alliance and national-security concerns.