Stripped to its constitutional essence, the current government shutdown amounts to another bid to expand presidential power. How it ultimately resolves could one day be up to the six justices in the Supreme Court’s majority, who seem poised to give President Trump whatever legal cover he wants.

Getting rid of federal government employees and closing entire agencies is a centerpiece of Project 2025, the 900-page policy proposal designed for Trump’s second term. That effort began in earnest in January under Elon Musk, the unelected billionaire whom Trump installed to lead the dodgy entity known as DOGE.

On Thursday morning, Trump posted on Truth Social that he and his budget director Russell Vought would use the shutdown to determine “which of the many Democrat Agencies” would be subject t

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