Today marks 100 days into Trump’s second term. In part, it’s been defined by a breakneck speed that’s both one of the administration’s most effective tools and most glaring vulnerabilities.

That pace allowed Trump to put his black Sharpie signature on a flurry of executive orders that have overwhelmed opponents of his MAGA agenda and exploited the slow-moving nature of court challenges.

But it’s also sent the administration hurtling toward economic and political peril. The president’s hastily implemented and frequently revised tariff policies have sown deep uncertainty among trading partners and in financial markets. 

Economists say the levies have increased the odds of a US recession — a potentially devastating blow to credibility for a president who reclaimed the White House on the promise of taming price increases and delivering prosperity. 

We’re taking stock of it all.

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