Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) called Donald Trump a "lying scumbag," multiple times on MSNBC on Saturday morning while leveling accusations that the president had "groped" sexual assault victims of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Voters have increasingly little faith in the Democrats, a new Wall Street Journal poll found, with the party reaching its lowest favorability rating in more than three decades. Voters overwhelmingly believe that Republicans are better able to handle key issues in Congress than Democrats.

While there is interest in a third party, political experts weigh in on the viability of Elon Musk's new America Party and where the tech mogul should direct his efforts.

Both Trump and the Republican Party at large are also disliked by more Americans than liked, but by far lower margins than Democrats in this survey. The president has a -7 point net unfavorability, while the GOP is at -11 in the WSJ survey.

At least one GOP senator is starting to feel out of place within the party. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) told CNN's Kaitlan Collins on Thursday that the Republican Party she grew up supporting has become a party completely controlled by Donald Trump and the MAGA movement.

Missouri's Freedom Caucus is pressing Gov. Mike Kehoe to call a special session to redraw Cleaver's Kansas City-based district. Cleaver said that mid-decade redistricting would "tear up the country" by creating a "MAGA government.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin helped navigate SALT deduction caps and Byrd rule complexities as the de facto liaison between Senate and House Republicans to pass the "big, beautiful bill."

Tea party Republican Thomas Massie (R-KY) posted on X that he believed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) would call the House and Senate into session to dodge recess appointments.