The disturbing thread that ties together Trump’s major moves so far

President Donald Trump during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on March 24, 2025. | Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty 

Perhaps the biggest common theme of Donald Trump’s second term is that his administration has aggressively used federal power to punish those deemed to be its — or his — enemies.

Some foreign students who criticized Israel have had their visas revoked and have been whisked into ICE detention. 

Venezuelan nationals with tattoos — some likely members of a foreign gang...