Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) clashed during her confirmation hearing with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) over comparisons of Elon Musk’s gesture during an Inauguration Day speech to a Nazi salute.

This year has been marked by numerous World War II-related “80th Anniversary” celebrations, keyed to 1944 as the penultimate and most decisive year of the war. D-Day has been commemorated, and Anzio, ...