One of the biggest political fights of Donald Trump’s early second term just ended — and not in his favor.
The country didn’t rally behind Ed Martin, the president’s nominee for U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., because of his résumé. And the fight was never about Martin alone. It was about the first real clash between two irreconcilable political forces that had managed a brief post-election détente.
The Senate took its first scalp — and it was a big one.
After Trump’s big victory, most of his Cabinet picks cleared the Senate with some turbulence but no real roadblocks — except for Matt Gaetz at the Justice Department. That era just ended. The honeymoon is over.
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After weeks of public drama, the Senate — with Republican help — forced
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