President Donald Trump, now in the second year of his second term, is asserting that presidents can take actions that were not previously understood to be within their authority.

The famous quote "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely," is attributed to Lord Acton, a 19th-century British historian, politician and writer known for his advocacy of individual liberty. Acton emphasized that unchecked power leads to moral decay, and that leaders should be held to the same moral standards as others.

Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: ▪ 1 year of Trump 2.0 ▪ Trump’s Greenland letter sparks blowback ▪ Cassidy charts path after presidential snub ▪ Putin gets Trump invite to join Gaza board President Trump is taking a broad view of executive authority and showing no signs

Twelve months into Donald Trump’s second term, a presidency driven by impulse rather than restraint is hollowing out US institutions at home while sending shockwaves through NATO, the UN and the wider international order.

Trump is using his second White House term to test the limits of his Article II powers both at home and abroad, prompting fresh criticism and questions over his actions.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said America’s relations with Europe remain strong and urged trading partners to “take a deep breath” and let tensions driven by the Trump administration's new tariff threats over Greenland “play out.

The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.

Europe, by contrast, looks disorganised in the face of the threats Trump is making to annex Greenland and strategically hesitant overall. Rather than setting out a coherent approach, the response risks splintering into reactive moves shaped by domestic constraints.

On Thursday, Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act if the “corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the patriots” of ICE.

Supreme Court to decide if Trump can fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, testing presidential authority over independent agencies in constitutional case.