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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs the golden book as he meets Norway’s king on October 20, 2026, at the Royal Palace in Oslo. (Getty Images)
Politics and Government
Politics and Government
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A flag of Israel with flowers during a rally in support of Israeli hostages in front of the Trocadero in Paris, France, on October 17, 2025. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with business leaders at the US Ambassador’s Residence on October 28, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)
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The Capitol on November 6, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt seated at a desk in 1941. (Wikimedia Commons)
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The destruction of the Pequots and their fort near Connecticut by the English colonists in May of 1637. (Wikimedia Commons)
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Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. (Wikimedia Commons)
Experts
Mary Kissel
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Rachel Mackey
Fellow and Executive Director, Hudson Institute Political Studies
