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An aerial view of a container ship arriving at the Port of Oakland on October 10, 2025, in Oakland, California. (Getty Images)
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Veterans ride on floats in the Austin Veterans Parade Celebration on November 11, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (Brandon Bell via Getty Images)
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People vote in Brooklyn, New York City, on November 5, 2024. (David Dee Delgado/AFP via Getty Images)
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Donald Trump holds up a fist at a campaign rally on November 4, 2024, in Reading, Pennsylvania. (Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images)
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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a campaign rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 4, 2024. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump gather for a meeting on September 27, 2024, in New York City. (Alex Kent via Getty Images)
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A panoramic view of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 4, 2024. (STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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People cast their ballots for the general election in Howell, Michigan, on November 3, 2024. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images)
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A 1912 illustration from Puck magazine shows Theodore Roosevelt passing between two rows of kings, emperors, military leaders, statesmen, and others. (Udo Keppler via Library of Congress)
Experts
Tod Lindberg
Senior Fellow
Rachel Mackey
Fellow and Executive Director, Hudson Institute Political Studies
H.R. McMaster
Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair
Walter Russell Mead
Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
