Trump Taps Deep Conservative Network to Press His Agenda (1)

When Donald Trump first became president, he lacked the infrastructure of Washington think tanks, nonprofits and advocacy groups that typically help presidents achieve their agendas.

Not this time.

The president-elect’s second term will be bolstered by a network of well-funded organizations staffed by policy experts and loyalists who have been fastidiously preparing for his return. They won’t need a warm-up period — they’re ready to help enact his plans to deport undocumented immigrants, make new tax cuts, ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender people and undo other Biden-era rules and regulations.

Already key leaders from these groups have been tapped to fill the ...