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PBS Newshour

Congress struggles to keep up as Trump reshapes government

Season 2025 Episode 38 | 8m 19s

Courts and Congress are struggling to keep up with the breakneck pace as the Trump administration dramatically reshapes the American government, national politics and international order. The president promised more cuts and further political payback, even as the courts stepped in to stand in the way of big changes he began days earlier. Lisa Desjardins reports.

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