Axios has this story out,  President Trump, with the clock ticking and congressional investigators closing in, plans to govern even more imperially, hell-bent on stretching executive power, targeting those on his enemies list, pardoning allies, and daring the courts and Congress to slow him down. Why it matters: Trump and his allies are exploring executive action on new tariffs and immigration restrictions, and asserting greater control over spending. On X over the weekend, Trump discussed targeting and perhaps jailing Democrats who investigate administration officials. He claimed politically motivated harassment.  Trump retooled his White House staff by elevating Stephen Miller to replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff.  Trump publicly discussed targeting and investigating political rivals and Democrats who have pursued probes against his administration.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has recently moved from his Washington, D.C., residence to a U.S. military base ​after Iranian threats against his life, two people familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The New York Times first reported the move. A senior intelligence official in ⁠the Trump administration warned in a memo seen by Reuters late last month that Iranian ​plots against U.S. personnel and American citizens had reached an advanced stage. Bessent has led the U.S. sanctions ⁠and economic pressure campaign against Iran, dubbed Operation Economic Outcast, since August to try to push Tehran to end attacks on shipping and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.