President Trump has emerged as the most powerful president of either party in decades, wielding enormous clout within the GOP especially on Capitol Hill, where Republicans have rammed through his legislative agenda despite misgivings over some of his priorities.

Six months into his second term, Trump has shown a unique ability to instill fear among fellow Republicans by brandishing the threat of calling for primary challenges on Truth Social.

Trump has passed much of his domestic legislative agenda, crammed into his “big, beautiful bill," faster than most lawmakers on Capitol Hill thought possible.

The Senate has confirmed 96 of Trump’s civilian nominees in short time, filling the Cabinet at the fastest pace in 20 years. The pace of confirmations during Trump’s first 100 days exceeded that set by three of the past four administration, including his first term, according to the Brookings Institution.

He pushed embattled Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) over the top in the January leadership election, pressuring Reps. Keith Self (R-Texas) and Ralph Norman (R-S.C.).

And Trump managed to muscle through the first rescissions package Congress has passed since 1992 — something he tried and failed to do during his first term in 2018.

Trump’s most controversial actions, such as his global trade war against longtime allies in Europe and East Asia, as well as Mexico and Canada, and his alliance with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to slash, shutter and reorganize federal agencies without congressional input, received little pushback from Republican........

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