editor in chief for axios nicholas johnston. before we get to one big thing. we got to congratulate you guys at axios for being named the best digital start-up at the 2018 digital media awards, we'd like to feel we had a part in that. >> you guys got the word out. >> what's the one big thing this morning for axios? >> president trump tightening his hold over all of government we knew he was one-man west wing. didn't listen to his aides, couldn't be reined in, didn't take advice from outside experts very often. republicans control both the house and the senate. they had not been a check on his power. now with justice kennedy's retirement, trump has an opportunity to reshape the court. removing one more check on his power in the judicial branch. one republican who likened trump's power now as to what president george w. bush had shortly after 9/11. when all the government was united behind him. one republican told us the reason he's able to pull this off is that he successfully