Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of Washington Secrets. Today, we take a look at a political battle close to home. It is a contest to put MAGA at the heart of the D.C. Republican Party — or it’s a quest for ratings and sensationalist headlines, depending on how you see it.

Donald Trump has cleaned up Washington, D.C. Now one of his staunchest supporters in the city wants to clear out the local Republican Party, ridding it of what he sees as amateurs who spend too much time cozying up to Democrats.