In the United States, United Kingdom and in other European capitals, presidents and prime ministers are scrambling to recalculate how to win and maintain support amid stumbles and economic troubles.  

 Boldness without scandal and self-dealing? British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tested the limits of Conservative Party loyalty and trust before he resigned on Thursday (more on that, below). 

 Two years ago, many U.S. voters said they were fed up with the combative, truth-challenged former President Trump, who was impeached and acquitted twice, struggled to manage a pandemic and hated to lose. They voted for a conciliatory empathizer in President Biden, now cast, even within his own party, as more milquetoast than mighty fighter (The New York Times).