The peril and promise of presidential power

总统权力的危机与希望

The NPR Politics Podcast

2026-10-23

19 分钟
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Every president wields some amount of executive power, but Donald Trump has sought to use it more broadly than his predecessors. We look at the impacts of expanding executive power. This episode: senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and congressional reporter Eric McDaniel. This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • The imperial presidency.

  • It's a term that dates back at least to the Nixon administration.

  • The idea that the president and the executive branch are preeminent.

  • But President Trump and the people around him view his executive authority even more expansively.

  • So what does this mean for politics now and for the future?

  • It's the NPR Politics Podcast.

  • I'm Tamara Keith.

  • I cover politics.

  • I'm Franco Ordonez and I cover the White House.

  • And I'm Eric McDaniel.

  • I cover Congress.

  • Franco, let's start with what President Trump and his administration have been doing unilaterally this term.

  • Can we just run through some of the examples to refresh our memories?

  • However, we could spend an hour on it.

  • So let's just do the high points.

  • He's done so many things.

  • He's done so many things.