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A 49.5-megawatt data center is under construction on April 14, 2026, in Vernon, California. (Getty Images)
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Front of the Smithsonian Castle as seen from the National Mall. (Wikimedia Commons)
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An unidentified man with a face mask walks on an ash-covered street near Ground Zero after the collapse of the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, in New York City. (Getty Images)
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Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll testifies on a panel in front of the House Committee on Appropriations at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026. (US Army)
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Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega looks on during the opening session a summit in Caracas on December 14, 2024. (Getty Images)
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A close-up view of a CPU socket on a computer motherboard. (Getty Images)
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The National Mall and Smithsonian museums are seen from the Washington Monument on August 10, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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Mohan Bhagwat attends the centenary celebrations of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh at Reshimbagh Ground in Nagpur on October 2, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz is pictured during a press conference in response to the Saxony-Anhalt state election on September 7, 2026, in Berlin, Germany. (Getty Images)
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Anti-Israel activists pray during a protest on May 15, 2026, in New York City. (Getty Images)
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US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll (left), accompanied by Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Christopher LaNeve (right), speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2026. (Getty Images)
Experts
Mary Kissel
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Tod Lindberg
Senior Fellow
Rachel Mackey
Fellow and Executive Director, Hudson Institute Political Studies
