Don’t Judge Me, Bro

The GOP-controlled Congress seems pretty OK with allowing Trump and Musk to sideline their power over the pursestrings and allow the emergence of an all-powerful executive branch. So far, the courts have pushed back. But Trump, Musk, and JD Vance have all hinted that maybe those court rulings don’t exactly have to be adhered to. The Atlantic (Gift Article): Trump Signals He Might Ignore the Courts. (Now the administration thinks it can ignore judicial decisions, laws, and the Constitution. Who do they are? The Supreme Court?)

+ AP: Vance and Musk question the authority of the courts as Trump’s agenda faces legal pushback. (Related: Judge finds Trump administration hasn’t fully followed his order to unfreeze federal spending.)

+ NYT (Gift Article): Trump’s Actions Have Created a Constitutional Crisis.

+ And more from the Trump Dump: Five Former Treasury Secretaries: Our Democracy Is Under Siege. Newly confirmed Russel Vought told staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop doing work. Trump to loosen enforcement of US law banning bribery of foreign officials.