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=== Assistant: Certainly, Mr. ===
Certainly, Mr. President. Here is the current game state as we begin the next phase of your first year in office:

===== - You are the President of the United States, elected without a clear mandate (multiway race). =====
* Presidential Prestige: 6 (range 0–9)
* Public Approval: 42%
* Domestic Crisis Level: 0 (range 0–3) ✅
* Lingering Domestic Issues (LDIs): 1 (range 0–6)
* Homeland Security: 6 (range 3–8) - Outstanding Homeland Security Chief (automatic improvements over time)
* State of the Economy: 6 (range 3–7), ✅ but has worsening economy marker again due to Russian cyber ops
* Relations with Congress: 6 — Collegial ✅
* Relationship with Your Party: 6 — 4 friends in Congress
* Bipartisanship Level: 2 bills per session (due to moderate majority)

===== - Cabinet Effectiveness: 4 (success on D10 ≤ 4) =====
* Cabinet Priorities (ranked): 1. Improve Relations with Congress ✅ 2. Economy ✅ 3. Homeland Security 4. Public/Press Relations 5. Address Domestic Crisis ✅ 6. Cabinet Effectiveness
* Strategic Capability Chosen for Improvement: Rapid Capabilities ✅
* Focused National Intelligence Collection Regions: - Middle East - Central/South Asia

===== - World Opinion of U.S.: 5 (range 2–8) =====
* Media Relations: 5 (range 2–8)

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* Regional Crisis Level: 0 (✅ reduced from 2)
* 1x Civil War remains
* China's State of Economy: 4 (Stagnation) - Banking Crisis still active - 1x -1 AP penalty to China if conditions not met later

====== - Regional Crisis Level: 3 (⬆️ increased from 0 due to Russia's military op) ======
* 1x Level 2 Terror Group (in "Gathering" stage)
* Russia gained 1 influence from their action
* 1x Rogue State eliminated (by Russia)

====== - 2x Level 2 Terror Groups - One is now in "Gathering" stage due to your intel ops ======
* No regional crisis yet

===== - Russian Strategic Recon: 2 =====
* Russian Cyber Warfare: 3
* Cyber espionage gained U.S. war plans → Russia/NATO relative strength: +2 Russia
* 1x tension marker removed from Russia
* UN sanctions on DPRK removed via Russian veto
* Russia/NATO Conflict Track: 1 (down from 2)
* Multilateral sanctions lifted (Russia compromised)
* NATO Ally relations downgraded (Close)
* Worsening economy marker returned to U.S.

===== 19 AP remain for the year (original 22: 20 base + 2 from cabinet effectiveness check). =====

Would you like to review your legislative options, continue with foreign power turn updates (e.g. China next), or begin planning your AP expenditures?