This week, Walter Russell Mead discusses United States naval warships in Latin America, the latest opinion poll on Americans’ views on Gaza, President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, and Xi Jinping’s summit with Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin.
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President Donald Trump delivers a speech about the economy at Rockland Community College Fieldhouse in Suffern, New York, on May 22, 2026. (Getty Images)