Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) said he was not dismayed by the recent lengthy speaker election process. In fact, he admitted that he agreed with some of the concessions, adding that "I think I had too much power as speaker."
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has heightened the risk of war in the Indo-Pacific, according to South Korea's envoy to the United States, who portrayed North Korea’s dictatorship as both anxious and dangerous.