Will Trump push the US and the world to breaking point?
So much for that lame duck in the White House. President Donald Trump is doubling down on retribution, global domination and relentless domestic power. The first full week of 2026 was a potentially defining one for Trump’s second presidency after the old year ended with predictions of his authority ebbing under the curse of term-limited commanders in chief. But Trump was never going to sit by and watch his strongman’s aura erode. Trump ousted Venezuela’s dictator Nicolás Maduro and plans to personally manage the country’s oil reserves as he seeks to dominate the Western Hemisphere. He has demanded ownership of









