Trump quickly works to consolidate power and muzzle dissenting voices

Donald Trump has been concentrating power in his hands, pushing the bounds of executive authority.

He is effectively muzzling an array of voices that pose threats to his agenda.

Law firms with ties to past investigations of Trump now face punitive measures that could put them out of business.

A pliant Congress has largely forsaken its oversight role, leaving the courts as the main impediment to his ambitions.

A judge blocks the Trump administration’s move to cancel contracts with WilmerHale .

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom sidestepped an executive order and accompanying punitive action by reaching a settlement.

New Jersey's attorney general: “We’ve never seen a president assert this kind of control over the press, universities, free speech, law firms, people who disagree with him, the judiciary, the election system and the federal government.

Experts say the president lacks the legal authority to set new requirements for voter registration or direct the Election Assistance Commission .

Polling shows that Americans don’t necessarily want to see a presidency with expanded power.

Trump allies want much more. “It’s all gas, no brakes,” Bannon said.