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President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

The 911 presidency: Trump flexes emergency powers in his second term

Call it the 911 presidency. Despite insisting that the United States has rebounded from calamity under his watch, President Donald Trump is harnessing emergency powers unlike any of his predecessors.

The Rockport Power Plant operates near a group of mobile homes Friday, April 11, 2025, in Rockport, Ind. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Trump EPA rollbacks would weaken rules projected to save billions of dollars and thousands of lives

This combination of photos shows White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, on Nov. 13, 2024, left, and the cover of her book "Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines." (AP Photo/left, and Grand Central Publishing via AP)

Ex-White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre left Democratic Party, publisher of her book says

Linda Bond walks out of the Missouri Capitol Rotunda with an official escort after the memorial service for her late husband, former Missouri Gov. and U.S. Sen. Christopher Kit Bond on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)

Four-term US Sen. Christopher ‘Kit’ Bond remembered for training a generation of Missouri leaders

A visitor looks at an exhibit of paintings by President George W. Bush on display at the George W. Bush Presidential Museum on Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Jessica Tobias)

Former President George W. Bush draws inspiration close to his Dallas home in his latest paintings

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George W. Bush’s latest paintings showcase scenes from his presidential library in Dallas

Former President George W. Bush’s latest exhibit of his paintings showcases scenes close to home: from visitors taking in exhibits at his presidential library in Dallas to walking through its wildflower-filled park. (AP Video: Kendria LaFleur)

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Trump meets with Syria’s insurgent-turned-leader in Saudi Arabia, AP explains

Melania Trump hosts White House event commemorating Barbara Bush stamp

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Sunlight illuminates the exterior of the North Dakota House of Representatives and the state Capitol tower in Bismarck, N.D., on Nov. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Jack Dura, File)

Ruling in North Dakota case erases path for people in 7 states to sue under the Voting Rights Act

President Donald Trump answers a reporter's question during an event in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump’s plan to accept free Air Force One replacement from Qatar raises ethical and security worries

David Souter, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, is shown, Dec. 1993. (AP Photo/Marcy Nighswander, File)

Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican who became a liberal favorite, dies at 85

National Security Advisor Mike Waltz speaks during a television interview at the White House, May 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Waltz ouster adds to tumult in Trump’s national security team but consolidates power in fewer hands

Trump’s agenda faces courtroom setbacks as Justice Department lawyers struggle to win over judges

Ben Hovland, Commissioner of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, speaks at the National Association of Secretaries of State winter meeting, Feb. 16, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

A little-known federal agency is at the center of Trump’s executive order to overhaul US elections

Department of Justice Special Counsel Robert Hur listens during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, March 12, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Lawyers for Harvard in Trump administration dispute are no strangers to high-profile legal matters

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Picture of Trump after the assassination attempt displaces Obama portrait at the White House

Editorial Roundup: United States

President Donald Trump gestures after signing executive order in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Trump’s call to dismantle Education Department shows Republican rightward lurch and his grip on GOP

President Joe Biden awards the nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson at the White House in Washington, July 7, 2022. Simpson has died at age 93. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Former US Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming, who bridged partisan gaps with his quick wit, dies at age 93

New York City Mayor Eric Adams attends an event at the NYPD's 40th precinct, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Expert tells judge to drop charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams without letting them be refiled

President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Pool via AP)

From Cabinet secretary to doomsday president: What being a designated survivor is like

Trump leans into his pledge to eliminate taxes on tips at a Las Vegas rally

President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the economy during an event at the Circa Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump leans into his pledge to eliminate taxes on tips at a Las Vegas rally

JD Vance is sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh as Usha Vance holds the Bible during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)

Inside the intimate inauguration: Close-up encounters between political rivals, some awkward

Attendees cheer as President Donald Trump speaks after taking the oath of office during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Trump, in his inaugural address, rips into the country’s past leaders and makes sweeping promises

President Barack Obama, right, listens as Beyonce sings the National Anthem at the ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

From Beyoncé to Lady Gaga, who else sang the national anthem at presidential inaugurations?

From Roosevelt to Biden - U.S. Presidential inaugurations across the years

Letters from former presidents left for their successors are photographed Saturday, Jan 18, 2025, in Washington. Every president since Ronald Reagan has left a note for his successor, and President Joe Biden could be the first to write a letter to someone who is both his successor and the predecessor who left a note for him. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Biden got an Oval Office letter from Trump and may leave one in the desk himself. It’d be a first

Ronald Reagan left a letter for his successor - now it’s a presidential tradition

In final Oval office address, Pres. Joe Biden touts Gaza ceasefire deal

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., President-elect Trump's nominee to be secretary of State, speaks as he meets with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Marco Rubio warns China is America’s ‘biggest threat,’ affirms value of NATO alliance

Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks at a campaign rally for democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at the Wings Event Center, in Kalamazoo, Mich., Oct. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Michelle Obama will skip Trump inauguration, but ex-Presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush will be there

President-elect Ronald Reagan applauds as outgoing President Jimmy Carter waves to the crowd at Reagan's inaugural ceremony, in Washington, Jan. 20, 1981. (AP Photo, File)

An American tradition: Defeated candidates attending the president-elect’s inauguration

President Joe Biden pauses during a photo opportunity with Medal of Valor recipients in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

As Biden joins the former presidents club, here are some ideas for his retirement to-do list

Front row, from left, President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff and second row from left, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President George W. Bush, Laura Bush, former President Barack Obama, President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump, stand during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Jimmy Carter’s funeral brings together 5 current and former US presidents to honor one of their own

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden watch as the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter begins at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

From Carter’s funeral, an American snapshot: A singular image, 5 presidents, 379 years of history

In this April 17, 2019, photo, reviewed by U.S. military officials, the control tower is seen through the razor wire inside the Camp VI detention facility in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. The U.S. has repatriated a Kenya man held for 17 years without charge at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The move leaves 15 other men still waiting for release from Guantanamo after being cleared of wrongdoing after long detentions. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

US transfers 11 Guantanamo detainees to Oman after more than two decades without charge

VP Kamala Harris certifies Donald Trump’s election victory hailing the ‘peaceful transfer of power’