Trump’s White House fights over flights

The Trump administration caught some judiciary backlash last
weekend after sending two deportation flights of Venezuelan
immigrants to El Salvador. While the administration defends the
flights under the “Alien Enemies Act,” federal Judge James
Boasberg ruled them as unconstitutional. The flights took off
anyway, leading to major questions about whether the Trump
administration defied court orders to deport immigrants. What
precedent does that set if true? Since then, President Trump has
called for the impeachment of Judge Boasberg. Will the president
impeach judges who rule against him?


Similar leadership struggles are plaguing Congress, with many
Democratic lawmakers questioning the fitness of Minority Leader
Chuck Schumer. Last week, Schumer sent a GOP-backed spending bill
to a vote instead of blocking it like he’d originally promised.
The bill slashes billions in non-defense spending, and according
to some Democrats, gives Trump major discretionary powers over
the budget. Still, Schumer defends the decision as the only
choice to avoid a government shutdown. With party infighting and
historically low favorability polling, can the Democrats unite to
fight effectively against Trump’s agenda?


President Trump’s discretionary powers also seem to have spread
to the arts. Earlier this week, he made his first visit to the
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts since their recent changes
to the board. Trump had previously named himself chairman of The
Kennedy Center after ousting a historically bipartisan board of
trustees. During his visit, he likened the state of the Kennedy
Center to “open borders and men playing in women’s sports” and
promised to change its “radical left” programming. Is Trump
spending too much time on the culture wars?