Gabe Fleisher

5 days ago | aei.org | Kevin R. Kosar |Gabe Fleisher

The topic of this episode is, “Is Congress getting anything done?”The 119th Congress convened in early January. Months have gone by, and there are lots of things happening in Washington, DC. But is it all being done by President Donald J. Trump? Is Congress itself doing anything? Gabe Fleisher is here to help us answer that latter question. He is the creator and editor of the must-read publication, Wake Up to Politics.

1 week ago | wakeuptopolitics.com | Gabe Fleisher

Hey everyone,This morning’s newsletter was all about the legal setbacks Donald Trump is being dealt, and how his theory of his second term — that he would be able to achieve far-reaching policy outcomes by acting unilaterally — has been largely foiled by federal judges. One of my key examples was last night’s ruling from the U.S. Court of International Trade striking down most of Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

1 week ago | wakeuptopolitics.com | Gabe Fleisher

Here is a partial list of the most aggressive actions Donald Trump has tried to take since being re-elected president:Dismantling an entire Cabinet departmentRedefining the meaning of U.S. citizenshipChanging the requirements to vote in federal electionsUpending America’s trade relationshipsThose are big, huge projects. Each of them generated massive news coverage, and with good reason. If successful, they would represent an enormous flex of presidential power towards Trump’s desired policy ends.

1 week ago | thepreamble.com | Gabe Fleisher

President Trump’s signature package to cut taxes, increase defense and border security spending, and reduce the social safety net is officially titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Whether or not you think it’s beautiful, it certainly is big. The full package is 1,082 pages long, roughly the size of Don Quixote. That means there’s plenty of room for lawmakers to sneak in all sorts of pet priorities and under-the-radar provisions.

1 week ago | wakeuptopolitics.com | Gabe Fleisher

Now 53 days after a district court judge first ordered his return — and 47 days since the Supreme Court largely upheld the directive — alleged gang member Kilmar Abrego Garcia remains in El Salvador, where he was deported by U.S. officials due to an “administrative error.”As of April 21, Abrego Garcia is no longer being imprisoned at the Terrorist Confinement Center, the notorious facility known by its Spanish initials CECOT, but is instead being held at another Salvadoran prison.