This was the largest single change. The administration launched a major war with Iran without clear evidence of an imminent U.S. attack, while Congress failed to impose an effective war-powers check afterward.
The SAVE Act became a high-pressure legislative choke point tied to documentary-proof voter registration rules. The concern is not just the bill itself, but the use of election access as a leverage point despite weak underlying fraud justification.
Congress escalated oversight pressure on the Justice Department and Pam Bondi over the Epstein files, signaling a continuing executive-accountability breakdown.
The Iran war episode reinforces a broader pattern of acting first in constitutionally sensitive areas and forcing oversight institutions to react later.
The Schedule Policy/Career overhaul threatens to convert neutral administrative capacity into more politically compliant personnel.