"If You Go Up Against Trump, You'll Lose"

Will the GOP's "pivot to realism" last beyond Trump?

Burgess Everett and Shelby Talcott.

With the Cabinet largely confirmed, one of the most intriguing Trump nominees is Elbridge Colby, tapped as the Pentagon’s No. 3. He’s raised eyebrows in the party by arguing for less focus on the Middle East and more on China, a break from the long-term Republican focus on Iran.

Yet Colby’s trips to Capitol Hill may be …