Ryan Knutson

All right, we're going to take a quick break. And when we come back, we're going to talk about the judiciary. Okay, so we've been talking about the legislative branch so far, but let's turn to the judicial branch. There have been a number of rulings on the Trump administration's actions recently. Where do things stand and what kind of challenges are the courts posing for the Trump administration?

Are any of these rulings actually stopping the Trump administration's actions? Have you seen anything actually sort of reverse as a result of this?

Are any of these rulings actually stopping the Trump administration's actions? Have you seen anything actually sort of reverse as a result of this?

Are any of these rulings actually stopping the Trump administration's actions? Have you seen anything actually sort of reverse as a result of this?

All right, so it sounds like the big fireworks are still to come on the judicial front. Let's turn back to the executive branch now. Trump had his first cabinet meeting this week. How would you describe how that went?

All right, so it sounds like the big fireworks are still to come on the judicial front. Let's turn back to the executive branch now. Trump had his first cabinet meeting this week. How would you describe how that went?

All right, so it sounds like the big fireworks are still to come on the judicial front. Let's turn back to the executive branch now. Trump had his first cabinet meeting this week. How would you describe how that went?

Right, who spoke first.

Right, who spoke first.

Right, who spoke first.

And Pete Hegseth at the Department of Defense.

And Pete Hegseth at the Department of Defense.

And Pete Hegseth at the Department of Defense.

There was a moment in the cabinet meeting where Trump turned to everybody in the room and said, is anyone unhappy with Elon? Obviously, this was a rhetorical question. But do you have a sense that there are other cabinet members that are uneasy with what Elon Musk has been doing?

There was a moment in the cabinet meeting where Trump turned to everybody in the room and said, is anyone unhappy with Elon? Obviously, this was a rhetorical question. But do you have a sense that there are other cabinet members that are uneasy with what Elon Musk has been doing?

There was a moment in the cabinet meeting where Trump turned to everybody in the room and said, is anyone unhappy with Elon? Obviously, this was a rhetorical question. But do you have a sense that there are other cabinet members that are uneasy with what Elon Musk has been doing?

Before we go, do you have any questions about what the Trump administration is doing? Email us and let us know. Please send a voice note to thejournal at wsj.com. That's thejournal at wsj.com. Trump 2.0 is part of The Journal, which is a co-production of Spotify and The Wall Street Journal.

Before we go, do you have any questions about what the Trump administration is doing? Email us and let us know. Please send a voice note to thejournal at wsj.com. That's thejournal at wsj.com. Trump 2.0 is part of The Journal, which is a co-production of Spotify and The Wall Street Journal.

Before we go, do you have any questions about what the Trump administration is doing? Email us and let us know. Please send a voice note to thejournal at wsj.com. That's thejournal at wsj.com. Trump 2.0 is part of The Journal, which is a co-production of Spotify and The Wall Street Journal.

This episode was produced by Enrique Perez de la Rosa and edited by Catherine Whalen, with help from Lisa Wang. Molly Ball is The Wall Street Journal's senior political correspondent. I'm Ryan Knudson. This episode was engineered by Peter Leonard. Our theme music is by So Wiley and remixed by Peter Leonard. Additional music in this episode by Peter Leonard, Billy Libby, and Bobby Lord.