They are in the same place they've been since the mid 60s. They are starting & losing wars while feathering their own beds as our country is overrun by illegal aliens and criminal tribunals (see Mueller). I feel really badly for DJT having given up everything to offer us MAGA only to have the dug in Rs sabotage OUR agenda.
I think Trump knows he has to go after the cabal which has deep State players in both parties and that’s the problem for the president he’s in a no-win situation till he gets rid of the deep State players