Five reasons for American optimism; Bipartisanship on Ukraine, Israel, & Taiwan aid bills; CIA Director Burns on Ukraine; 'Institutional firewalls' still holding against Russian info-ops
Noah Smith: Five things to be optimistic about in America today
Axios: Democrats take "unprecedented" step to save GOP's foreign aid bills.
Brit Hume: “Lost in the coverage of the Ukraine funding rule vote today and the threat to Speaker Johnson's job, which is real enough, is this: an overwhelming majority of House Republican supported Johnson on today's rule vote.”
CIA Director Bill Burns at the Bush Center: “With the boost that would come from military assistance, both practically and psychologically, Ukrainians are entirely capable of holding their own through 2024 and puncturing Putin’s arrogant view that time is on his side.”
Chris Krebs: “Ukraine aid is a positive indicator that institutional firewalls against the influence of Russian InfoOps are still standing.”