Trump is drafting a new blueprint for the presidency, one that demonstrates the primacy of blunt force in a democratic system predicated on checks and balances between the branches of government.

President Donald Trump is spending his first full day back in the White House meeting with congressional leaders, announcing an investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure and demonstrating one of his favored expressions of power: firing people.

Trump also threatened economic actions against Russia and China as his choice for top US diplomat, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, arrived at the State Department for his first day on the job. He also met congressional Republicans at the White House before appearing with tech CEOs to announce a joint venture with OpenAI,