McConnell is getting an amazing pass in the media and by the pundits. It seems like 90% of the time they talk about stalemate, both sides dug in, etc. Only in passing do they mention the only real solution to this-McConnell allows the House bills to come up to a vote in the Senate. His position is Trump will veto them so why bring to a vote.
And right now he and other top GOP Senate leaders are drumming up support for Trump's relaxation of sanctions-something that passed the Senate in a big show in the fall of 2017 to show the Senate was independent of Trump.
Just once I wish this guy would put country ahead of party.
The only way to get this moved off square one is a whole lot of public spotlight and pressure put on McConnell-and Trump ignored (that will piss Trump off more than losing).