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And Congress isn't the only branch of government that's been busy. So has the judicial branch. There's also been some court rulings both for and against Trump's agenda.
From the Journal, this is Trump 2.0. I'm Ryan Knudsen.
From the Journal, this is Trump 2.0. I'm Ryan Knudsen.
From the Journal, this is Trump 2.0. I'm Ryan Knudsen.
It's Friday, February 28th. Coming up, what the other two branches of government are up to. And we had our first cabinet meeting, which was dominated by someone who is not actually in the cabinet. Stay with us.
It's Friday, February 28th. Coming up, what the other two branches of government are up to. And we had our first cabinet meeting, which was dominated by someone who is not actually in the cabinet. Stay with us.
It's Friday, February 28th. Coming up, what the other two branches of government are up to. And we had our first cabinet meeting, which was dominated by someone who is not actually in the cabinet. Stay with us.
All right, so Molly, let's talk about Congress first. Presidents have always had to work closely with Congress. Some have done it more effectively than others. But tell us about the Congress that Trump is working with.
All right, so Molly, let's talk about Congress first. Presidents have always had to work closely with Congress. Some have done it more effectively than others. But tell us about the Congress that Trump is working with.
All right, so Molly, let's talk about Congress first. Presidents have always had to work closely with Congress. Some have done it more effectively than others. But tell us about the Congress that Trump is working with.
So let's talk about arguably the most important person in Congress right now, Republican Speaker Mike Johnson. You published a profile of him recently and spent some time with him. After a year and a half in this role now, how would you say he's settled in?
So let's talk about arguably the most important person in Congress right now, Republican Speaker Mike Johnson. You published a profile of him recently and spent some time with him. After a year and a half in this role now, how would you say he's settled in?
So let's talk about arguably the most important person in Congress right now, Republican Speaker Mike Johnson. You published a profile of him recently and spent some time with him. After a year and a half in this role now, how would you say he's settled in?
But he hasn't just been a placeholder, though. He's actually established himself pretty well in this role. So how would you say he did that?
But he hasn't just been a placeholder, though. He's actually established himself pretty well in this role. So how would you say he did that?
But he hasn't just been a placeholder, though. He's actually established himself pretty well in this role. So how would you say he did that?
So Trump so far has been doing a lot of things by executive orders and not so much by working with Congress in the way that past presidents have. But there is one thing that he has said that he wants out of Congress, which is a big, beautiful bill. What does Trump want in that bill?
So Trump so far has been doing a lot of things by executive orders and not so much by working with Congress in the way that past presidents have. But there is one thing that he has said that he wants out of Congress, which is a big, beautiful bill. What does Trump want in that bill?
So Trump so far has been doing a lot of things by executive orders and not so much by working with Congress in the way that past presidents have. But there is one thing that he has said that he wants out of Congress, which is a big, beautiful bill. What does Trump want in that bill?
So in this race, it seems like the House is ahead at this point because on Tuesday, Johnson narrowly got a budget resolution passed, which is sort of like a first draft of this big, beautiful bill. And to help us understand what was in that resolution, we have our colleague Siobhan Hughes here who covers Congress.