Regime Change by Maggie Haberman

The Inside Story of Trump’s Unconstrained Second Term

In Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, two of the most respected journalists in Washington — Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan of The New York Times — deliver a riveting, deeply reported account of Donald Trump’s second presidency.

With extraordinary access and hundreds of interviews conducted deep inside the administration, Haberman and Swan chronicle a term unlike any other in modern American history. Freed from the guardrails, generals, and institutional resistance that defined his first term, Trump has operated with unprecedented boldness — reshaping the Justice Department, launching military operations abroad, sealing the border, deploying National Guard troops into American cities, and transforming the White House into what the authors describe as an “imperial presidency.”

Drawing on exclusive reporting, private conversations, and firsthand observations, this is the definitive portrait of a president who has declared, “I was the hunted. Now I’m the hunter.” The book explores how Trump has bent federal power, cultural institutions, and the news cycle to his will — while also revealing the human dynamics, rivalries, and decision-making processes behind some of the most consequential (and controversial) moves of his presidency.