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How Trump is blasting through norms and testing limits of his power

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Federal judges have accused Trump officials of thwarting an order to unfreeze billions in federal spending and stonewalling requests for information on deportation flights.

Agents from the Department of Homeland Security searched dorm rooms at Columbia University and are arresting migrants outside church services or during routine immigration check-ins.

These actions and others show a presidency with a strikingly aggressive approach to power.

The fate of many of Trump 's actions might not be known for some time, because the court challenges are still in the early stages.

Polling shows that Americans are deeply opposed to a president resisting court orders.

Legal scholars were split on how to characterize this fraught moment, when seemingly each day brings new Trump actions and legal challenges.

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