Juggling Trump and War, Congress’s Only Ukrainian-Born Member Has Some Demands

For Congresswoman Victoria Spartz, the horror unfolding in Ukraine strikes close to home—literally. Spartz became the first Ukrainian-born lawmaker to serve in Congress when she was sworn in last year. When she, along with Senator Steve Daines, visited the war-torn country last month, weeks before House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, it was about more than political posturing. It was deeply personal. The main reason she went, she told me, was to visit her elderly grandmother in the city of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine. For more than a month, Russia had laid siege to the city, pummeling it daily. Bombs had fallen,… Read Full Article