Donald Trump’s move to pause trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans awakened widespread Democratic resistance to the new president’s second term that was felt Tuesday on Capitol Hill, in governors’ offices and in the race to helm the party’s national committee.

Soon after November’s election, I suggested that if Donald Trump were smart, he’d come in like a wrecking ball : Move fast, break things and precipitate change across many fronts all at once, subjecting the Democrats, the media and the left (but I repeat myself) to shock and awe.

His determination to be deeply involved in congressional politics has been one of his greatest weapons. It can also be his greatest weakness.

Radio host Charlamagne tha God and comedian Andrew Schulz discussed what would happen to the left if President Donald Trump did a "great job" in office.

Efforts to impeach Donald Trump for a third time are ramping up as he begins his second term as president. Newsweek has contacted the White House for comment via email. The renewed push for Donald Trump's impeachment underscores the deep political divisions in the country and the ongoing fallout from his campaign.

Bills on abortion and immigration provided a glimpse into how Democrats will approach the second Donald Trump presidency.

Political analyst Mark Halperin said Friday that Democratic senators are concerned that President Donald Trump is dominating the political landscape and overpowering their party. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries both held Thursday press conferences.

Even more than in his first term, President Trump has mounted a fundamental challenge to the norms and expectations of what a president can and should do.

Marist College found that 73 percent of adults thought there was a serious threat to the future of our democracy. And according to a Public Religion Research Institute poll from last August-September,

Jewish leaders in South Florida and across the country are divided along political lines about their expectations of a second Trump presidency. But they appear unified in wanting unwavering support for Israel in its response to the Oct.

This is not to say Trump’s first term was illegitimate. Eight years ago, he was seen, at best as a novelty, more often as an interloper. The start then was surreal and Trump's term was seen as a brief interregnum from sanity. That sense has given way to one of authority today.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars and cause disruptions in health care research, education programs and other initiatives.