President Trump’s first 100 days in office are behind us, but his push to reshape American politics and society continues. Welcome to the first edition of MSNBC’s Project 47 newsletter. Each week, we will bring you expert analysis on what the 47th president of the United States is doing, how it’s affecting the country and who’s pushing back. Thank you for following along with us!

Now that the 100-day mark has passed, the next big milestone for President Donald Trump will be to pass what he calls his “big beautiful tax bill.”

Unlike the flurry of executive orders he’s signed already, this time he will have to get Congress to cooperate. And unlike past presidents who had good working relationships with the leaders of the House and Senate, he’s likely to be more of a bystander. 

In fact, the self-proclaimed dealmaker will likely not make a deal at all, instead hedging his bets so that he can take credit or lay blame when it's convenient.

The biggest problem is money. Eager to win over voters on the campaign trail, Trump made many grandiose — and expensive — campaign promises, including eliminating taxes on tips, overtime pay, and Social Security benefits, making his 2017 tax cuts permanent, and even raising the cap on state and local taxes (SALT) from that previous bill.

Offsetting any of these would require finding some unpopular spending cuts or raising taxes elsewhere, which makes them tricky enough. But it’s the SALT cap promise that may be the undoing of Trump’s first real legislative effort.

Read Susan Del Percio’s full column here.

As tariffs begin to go into effect, some Americans are “doom buying” household goods such as coffee, olive oil and soap.

Trump launched the next phase of his presidency with a series of missteps.

From poorly answered questions to proposals that are unlikely to go far, the president seemed more like his first term, which was filled with fast-burning news cycles centered on the latest outrage.

Here are some highlights from the last seven days:

The news can feel overwhelming. But each week, we’re highlighting a person, organization or movement that’s sticking up for their principles or their fellow Americans. This week’s challenger is Perkins Coie.

After Trump targeted nearly a dozen law firms linked to his political opponents, several sought to defuse the attacks by pre-emptively striking deals with the White House. But Perkins Coie, which was targeted for representing Hillary Clinton during her 2016 campaign, fought back. And last week, it won the first round, as U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell struck down the order in a 102-page opinion that called it an “unprecedented attack” on the judicial system. Read more.

That’s how much the U.S. economy shrank in the first three months of 2025. Trump tried to blame this on Biden, but this number was driven by a huge surge in imports, as companies desperately loaded up on inventory before the big tariffs hit. The reason that makes the economy look like it’s shrinking is because imports are subtracted from Gross Domestic Product calculations. That’s not an opinion, it’s just how it works. So the only thing to point to when it comes to the shrinking economy is Trump’s trade war. As the saying goes: If you break it, you buy it. Trump owns this economy. And this number. Learn more.