Senate Republicans plan to work more closely with President Trump than they did during his first term. There’s no question Republicans plan to fulfill their constitutional duty to advise and consent when it comes to presidential appointments and treaties. But many are eager to embrace a more coniliatory stance toward the 47th president even when it comes to some of his more controversial suggestiions. Trump ally Senator Lindsey Graham [R-SC] may speak for many in his party when he points to Trump’s accomplishments-quote- “ “He did better than all of us politically. It’s in our interest to keep working with him,”.  Bob Agnew, Capitol Hill.