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Some GOP Senators Are 'eager To Crawl' For Trump Amid Looming Loyalty Test: Dem
Donald Trump has given the Republican Senate caucus a test designed to humiliate them in selecting former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as attorney general an...
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