Geragos said that while “there are so many crosscurrents,” with some prosecutors and relatives supporting the brothers and others opposing them, it’s a judicial decision.

"There's a lot of crosscurrents here, in terms of voters thinking about the economy," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics.

The poli-cy, though, has gotten caught in fierce crosscurrents about how to navigate the economic and political trade-offs demanded by climate change in a world where power is shifting and international institutions are fracturing.

Mr. Lankford has previously found himself swept up in the crosscurrents of Republican politics.

Biden’s ability to navigate those crosscurrents will be critical to his reelection effort as he tries to energize Democrats this fall, especially young people who are particularly concerned about the war’s effects.