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Is Trump’s expansion of presidential powers setting the stage for future Oval Office holders?

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Critics warn of an expansion of presidential power unlike anything seen in modern American history.

In less than six months , Trump has taken a series of executive actions that have established new norms for the authority of whoever occupies the Oval Office .

He dismantled agencies, fired civil servants and froze spending that was approved by Congress .

Some analysts suggest that extreme partisanship is preventing effective congressional oversight.

They are sounding the alarm about an erosion of democratic norms that could have lasting implications for future presidencies.

Bill Galston , a senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution , this week initiated a new executive power project because he considers it the most important constitutional issue of the moment.