3 stories

I think
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-republican-party-has-changed-dramatically-since-george-h-w-bush-ran-it/

pain
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/03/16/senator-tim-scott-black-republican-trump-profile-217237

is a theme
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/01/us/politics/trump-mueller-lying.html