There are two positive items in the current news. The Supreme Court ruled that the use of race in school assignments is inappropriate and not allowed by the Constitution. This provides incontrovertible evidence that presidential appointments to the high court are important.
The second piece of good news is the defeat of the amnesty-granting immigration bill in the U.S. Senate. To be sure, this leaves a bad situation bad, but at least it doesn't make it worse. After the next election there will be opportunity to make it better.