In its first 100 days in power, the GOP scrambles to learn how to govern Big results have eluded a splintered party in Congress and an ad hoc president who keeps adding new demands. By Ed O'Keefe, Kelsey Snell and Karen Tumulty  •  Read more » President’s executive orders pack little punch despite hoopla More than half of President Trump’s orders merely call for reviews, reports or recommendations. But he has reveled in the symbolic speed and decisiveness they represent, even if his policy aims may not be realized for quite awhile. By Abby Phillip and John Wagner  •  Read more » Several of Trump’s proposals and promises were sweeping legislative initiatives — laws that would each have be proposed, drafted as a bill, and passed by Congress before Trump could sign them into law. He’s made little process on those kinds of policy goals. Meanwhile, of his signature executive orders, some have proven to be toothless, and others have been blocked by the courts. [New York Times / Josh Keller, Adam Pearce]  Where Trump has been able to make progress, however, is in rolling back regulations and revamping the focus of federal agents. So while some things he targeted (like Obamacare) have become de facto winners of his presidency because they’ve avoided legislative threats, the environment and immigrants are already weathering serious and sustained attack. [Vox / Dylan Matthews]  The self-styled “resistance,” meanwhile, has been mobilized and energized to an extent most presidents don’t inspire at any time, much less at the beginning of their term — which raises the question of how long it will be sustainable. [NPR / Scott Detrow]  Another group that’s flourished even as the administration has labeled them the “enemy of the people” and “the opposition party”? The media. [Washington Post / Margaret Sullivan​]