How Trump is challenging America's judicial system during his second term
How Trump is challenging America's judicial system during his second term  
Podcast: PBS News Hour - Segments
Published On: Thu Jan 22 2026
Description: America's judicial system is undergoing one of its most consequential stress tests as President Trump pushes the limits of executive power and strains the system of checks and balances. A year into his second term, we're returning to guests from our On Democracy series. Geoff Bennett discussed the administration challenging the authority of judges with constitutional law professor Steve Vladeck. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy