How much of the $100 billion US taxpayers are sending Ukraine has gone to line the pockets of opportunistic defense contractors over here and corrupt officials over there? The House under Speaker Mike Johnson means to find out, reports columnist Bill Moloney.

While China, Russia, India, and other rising powers flex their economic and energy muscle through the BRICS grouping of nations, America’s leaders seem distracted with lesser concerns, observes columnist Bill Moloney. He asks if the US is sleepwalking while other global actors are awake and prowling.