President Donald Trump and his MAGA agenda are not shy when it comes to bending conservative norms. In his second term, states’ rights, once a rallying cry for conservatives, are under pressure. Trump has strong-armed private companies and universities, and is testing the approach to free speech, while showing flexible foreign policy when it comes to adversaries like China. This Washington Examiner series, Upend the Orthodoxy, will take an in-depth look at all of these.

States’ rights, once a predominant rallying call for conservatives, are under a new form of pressure as President Donald Trump implements his agenda across the country, forcing Democratic leaders into state sovereignty positions often touted by Republican leaders.