🇺🇸 Wins for the Right Since Trump Returned

Judiciary locked in: Trump II has continued stacking the courts—building on his earlier wave of 226 federal judges and three Supreme Court justices—preserving a conservative judiciary for years to come .
Regulatory rollback & energy boom: Executive action has repealed numerous environmental regulations, veered away from Paris commitments, and prioritized domestic oil and gas—aiming to reduce the power of the EPA and boost fossil fuel production .
Immigration enforcement resumed: Trump quickly issued a flurry of immigration executive orders, authorized National Guard deployments (e.g., to Los Angeles), and secured a Supreme Court win restoring the right to deport migrants to third countries theguardian.com+1washingtonpost.com+1.
Economic indicators: The stock market remains resilient, unemployment low, and Trump has initiated trade actions (like tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China) intended to protect American jobs .

🇵🇸 Biden’s Lingering Issues

Judicial defeats: Even before Trump II, the conservative-majority Supreme Court struck down key elements of Biden’s agenda—Roe-era precedents, student‑loan relief, agency powers like EPA bump stocks and affirmative action reuters.com+1presidency.ucsb.edu+1.
Border & inflation woes: A congressional oversight review argued Biden-era decision-making led to record border crossings, rampant inflation, and delayed broadband infrastructure—including $42B in failed high-speed internet rollout .
Biden’s public perception: Worsening mental acuity, sparse unscripted events, and low approval ratings (as low as 36–40%) continued fueling conservative critique .

Trump II strikes back: This June, Trump greenlit airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities (Fordow, Natanz, Isfahan), launching “Operation Midnight Hammer” to halt weapons development—backed by GOP hawks, with Iran retaliating weakly (missing missiles intercepted, no casualties) nypost.com+8ft.com+8apnews.com+8.
Controversy in GOP ranks: While many congressional Republicans backed the action (Mike Johnson, Ted Cruz, even Dem Sen. Fetterman), others—like Steve Bannon, Tucker Carlson, Rep. Massie—warned against abandoning “America First” isolationism reuters.com+8ft.com+8nypost.com+8.
Iran may be next? Trump floated the slogan “Make Iran Great Again,” signaling openness to regime change—though his team later cautioned the strike was nuclear‑focused, not regime-overthrow apnews.com+3en.wikipedia.org+3theguardian.com+3.
Regional and oil risks: Iran’s parliament is threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz; global oil prices have crept upward. Meanwhile, debate rages in Congress over declaring war or ceding conflict authority—many see the strikes as Trump reasserting executive-power norms .

Area	Summary
Judiciary & regulation	The conservative legal legacy expands daily, with deregulation and judicial appointments deeply entrenched.
Border, energy, economy	Enforcement, energy dominance, and trade priorities are back in favor, reversing many Biden policies.
Iran & foreign policy	Elections and diplomacy take a back seat: Trump is marking an aggressive stance on Iran, pleasing hawks but challenging isolationists. The outcome—stabilization without escalation—will determine future support.

Will the Supreme Court remain a fortress for conservative policies post‑Biden?
How will Iran respond—if at all—to Trump’s strikes and threats?
Will fractures widen in the Republican base over “America First” vs. intervention?