Battle hymns of the Republicans: Trump civil war is just getting started

Flake and Corker have fired shots but other senior Republicans are keeping their heads down as Steve Bannon readies an all-out assault on the establishment

Donald Trump had barely left the US Capitol on Tuesday after a meeting with Republicans senators when Jeff Flake took the Senate floor. He delivered a barnstorming speech, excoriating the state of the Republican party under the stewardship of the president.

Just moments before, reports that Flake would not seek re-election had sent shockwaves across Washington.

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