Maggie and Jim Santelle delve into the turbulent state of U.S. politics during a particularly chaotic week under the Trump administration. They examine the Supreme Court’s use of the shadow docket to permit Trump’s revocation of immigration parole for nearly a million people — a move that raises serious concerns about due process and judicial transparency. The conversation also explores the growing concentration of executive power, including Trump’s ability to fire officials from supposedly independent federal boards and his use of controversial pardons that sidestep traditional review processes. Maggie and Jim unpack the broader implications of these developments for democracy, institutional integrity, and government accountability.

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