[T]here seems to be no one in the U.S. who can stop the degradation of political culture.
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on more than two dozen China-related bills.
There has been lack of nuanced reporting on the overall size of U.S. military assistance to Ukraine.
[A]s long as the Republicans deranged by Trumpism sit close to power in Washington, then the U.S. will remain an unpredictable partner.
[T]he impression is growing that the U.S. has lost control on the international stage:
Ukrainian morale has already taken a battering because of the capricious stop-and-start character of U.S. military and financial aid.
In the tribal conflict between Republicans and Democrats, anything goes.
[O]ne gets the impression that a sense of reality has temporarily prevailed in U.S. Congress.
[P]olitical rhetoric is cheap and not a substitute for decisive action.