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For months, Donald Trump has trampled the US Constitution and the rule of law with almost no push-back from Congress or the Supreme Court.
But in recent weeks, momentum has begun to shift. Trump's grip on power is slipping.
Over just the past few weeks:
More than 7 million people marched against Trump's authoritarianism on No Kings Day, one of the largest single-day protests in US history.
Universities unanimously rejected Trump's extortion compact offering federal funding in exchange for support of his right-wing agenda.
People in Portland, Chicago, and elsewhere are standing firmly in their communities — with joy, defiance, and solidarity — against masked federal agents terrorizing their neighborhoods.
Citizens in Latin American are saying it's "straight up murder" to kill people in boats when there's no conviction of a crime or sentence handed down by a court.
Even Democratic lawmakers, bolstered by infuriated and fearful constituents, are finally starting to fight, demanding Republicans end their attacks on healthcare funding, which make coverage unaffordable for millions of people and families to pay for tax giveaways to billionaires.
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