While some politicians will claim that the bill before the Senate today is some magic bullet that will restore order and protect democracy across the world, we know that’s a lie.

Former President Trump’s hush money trial on Tuesday will begin with a New York judge hearing arguments over whether the former president violated a gag order imposed on him in the case. Prosecutors with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office claim Trump has so far violated the order barring him from attacking witnesses, prosecutors, court staff...