President Donald J. Trump failed to achieve his often repeated preelection vow to end Russia's war against Ukraine "in 24 hours," but the 47th president still accomplished something extraordinary.

In less than three months, he called into question the security architecture that not only has deterred Russian aggression, but also kept Europe relatively peaceful and prosperous for over 75 years through 14 different administrations, including his own first term.

The U.S.-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an alliance of 31 European nations plus Canada, has been the backbone of Europe's defense since its creation in the ashes of World War II 80 years ago.

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Thirty days into his presidency, Donald J. Trump took aim at congestion pricing—an issue fraught with controversy in both his old New York stomping ground and his official residence, Palm Beach.

On February 19, Trump ordered Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to revoke federal authorization for New York's congestion-pricing program. After failing to sway Trump in a closed-door meeting, Governor Kathy Hochul accused him of wanting to be a king and vowed to fight in court. Trump has since doubled down, while the MTA and advocacy groups have sued to block the program's repeal.

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Ramadan, Islam's holiest month with its dawn-to-dusk fasting, begins this weekend. Though most Muslim clerics urge believers to limit watching television to avoid worldly distractions, viewership this month throughout the Arab world typically surges by as much as 80%. While Saudis watch an average of three hours of TV a day, daily viewing during Ramadan is more than five hours.

What the 400 million Arabs in 22 Middle Eastern and North African countries will see this year when they turn on their TVs will differ from the usual fare. Despite the region's fixation on the war in Gaza, none of the new series premiering during Ramadan focuses on Israel or the Palestinians.

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Dec. 7, as most members of the so-called "greatest generation" know, is the day that Franklin Roosevelt declared would "live in infamy" when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, belatedly drawing America into World War II. Similarly, most Americans, even those too young to have seen the Twin Towers collapse or smelled the stench of burning metal and flesh, know that Islamic terrorists changed history on Sept. 11 by killing over 3,000 people in the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Within Israel and for Jews everywhere, Oct. 7 will long be remembered as the day that Hamas and other Palestinian enthusiasts slaughtered 1,200 Israelis and took 251 people hostage in coordinated incursions from Gaza.

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Though Hurricanes Helene and Milton killed at least 24 people in Florida, caused over an estimated $50 billion worth of damage to homes and infrastructure, and left millions of residents without water and power, Palm Beach, one of the state's wealthiest enclaves, escaped the giant storms' wrath. Yet all is not well in Paradise South, home to some of the nation's wealthiest citizens.

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