US commitment to Ukraine a central question as Biden meets with EU heads during congressional chaos

By JOSH BOAK
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Saddled with a dysfunctional Congress, President Joe Biden has the task of assuring European Union leaders that the United States can deliver on promises to send tens of billions of dollars’ worth of aid to wartime Ukraine and Israel. The Oval Office sit-down Friday comes at a moment when domestic U.S. political chaos could further destabilize an increasingly chaotic world. Many of Biden’s shared priorities with the EU depend on getting a budget through Congress. That’s a tough task given that the House lacks an elected speaker and differences with some Republican lawmakers over aid for Ukraine could force a federal government shutdown in November.