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Reports say President Trump has damaged democracy at remarkable speed

NPR | By Frank Langfitt
Published March 19, 2026 at 1:03 PM PDT

Two leading democracy watchdog organizations are releasing studies this week that evaluate the state of American democracy after President Trump's first year.

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