The TOI correspondent from Washington: In the Grand Old Party (GOP), as the Republican Party is called, Senators once strode around Capitol Hill like feudal barons, House committee chairmen wielded power like medieval dukes, and Presidents often had to negotiate with their own party stalwarts. In Donald Trump’s MAGA-fied Republican Party, the operating principle is simpler: The President is king, kiss the ring, and hope your primary party rival doesn’t suddenly receive a Truth Social blessing at 2:13 a.m.