Repair Time

NY Times: A Chance to Repair America’s Image Abroad - Democrats can use their new power in the House to check the Trump administration’s recklessness and advance their own foreign policies. By Ben Rhodes and Jake Sullivan - Mr. Rhodes and Mr. Sullivan were senior national security officials in the Obama administration.

For two years, President Trump has upended expectations for how America acts in the world, picking fights with allies, shredding international agreements, devaluing human rights, cozying up to President Vladimir Putin of Russia and outsourcing much of our Middle East policy to Saudi Arabia. Now he is about to face a Democratic majority in the House.