The Republican Party is increasingly hostile to principled, patriotic lawmakers. That presents a grave threat to our country.

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Chris Coons: Why Jeff Flake's Exit Should Scare Democrats

By CHRIS COONS

The Republican Party is increasingly hostile to principled, patriotic lawmakers. That presents a grave threat to our country.

As G.O.P. Bends Toward Trump, Critics Either Give In or Give Up By JONATHAN MARTIN and JEREMY W. PETERS President Trump has vocal critics, but the Republican Party is increasingly his own, with little room left for an older breed of internationalist conservative.