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5 takeaways from this week — from courts pushing back on Trump to wars overseas5 takeaways from this week — from courts pushing back on Trump to wars overseas We'll be recapping what you need to know every Friday morning for the first 100 days of the Trump administration. Get more updates and analysis in the NPR Politics newsletter. President Trump is continuing to move ahead with deportations and sweeping changes to the federal government. His administration is running into some obstacles in the courts but that hasn't stopped him from seeing just how far he can go. Meantime, Trump's also dealing with a series of foreign-policy hotspots, while taking aim domestically at opponents. Here are five takeaways from the week: 1. Running into the courts: President Trump is testing the limits of the presidency, doing as much as possible without Congress. To this point, that's meant tackling a lot — like restructuring the federal government, laying off workers, dismantling agencies and taking over boards of once semi-independent outfits. But while Republicans, who control both houses of Congress, are eager to give Trump the reins, there is another equal branch — the judiciary. This week saw the courts become speed bumps once again in what Trump is trying to do, from his immigration deportations, his ban on transgender military service members or his attempted termination of climate-related grants through
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