President-elect Trump has spent parts of the holiday season vowing to take over the Panama Canal, calling for the U.S. to buy Greenland from Denmark and suggesting Canada could become the 51st state. It all suggests Trump is focused on somehow expanding the U.S. on his watch, though it’s hard to tell how serious it all…

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Sights and sounds from the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Parade that marched in Phoenix on Dec. 28, 2024. Megan Mendoza