WATCH: Democrat Lawmakers Double Down on Support for Troy Jackson, Dodge Questions About Jackson Marrying and Having Kids With His Cousin

Several Democratic Lawmakers were asked over the weekend for their thoughts on Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson marrying his cousin.  Jackson was thrust into the spotlight when the Democrats forced former Senate nominee Graham Platner to drop out of the race due to scandals surrounding allegations of sexual assault and abuse.

WATCH: Trump Declines to Back Thune for Another Term as Leader But Throws Total Support Behind Speaker Mike Johnson – Thune Responds!

President Trump on Thursday declined to say whether he would support RINO Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s reelection as GOP Leader next year, citing his frustration with Thune’s failures on the SAVE America Act and terminating the filibuster.  Trump spoke to Punchbowl News’s Jake Sherman on Thursday for an interview that aired on Friday.

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DEVELOPING: Rand Paul Denies Claims That Thune is Putting SAVE America Act in Reconciliation Package as Senate Remains Divided on Voter ID

As the Senate prepares to break for August recess and rushes to pass a government funding bill by the end of today, the biggest question remains whether the Senate will finally pass the SAVE America Act before the midterm elections.  Trump again called on Republicans to pass the SAVE America Act in a Thursday interview with Punchbowl News, demanding that they terminate the filibuster and pass the voter ID legislation “immediately,” along with “about 400 other things in every hour of every day.” There was a glimpse of hope for the SAVE Act earlier, when Senator John Kennedy appeared on Fox News to claim that Senate Leader John Thune is going to bring the SAVE Act to the floor today in the budget reconciliation bill, which only requires 50 votes to pass.

WATCH: Nervous Chuck Schumer Dodges Questions About Endorsing Socialist Michigan Senate Candidate in General Election and Whether Rise of DSA is Good for Party

America’s top-ranking Democrat, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), is running away as the Democratic Socialists of America storm his party.  Schumer on Tuesday fielded questions from reporters during a weekly press conference, where he was asked about his party’s DSA wing and once again dodged the questions.

Trump Responds to NYC Mayor Mamdani Requiring Voter ID to Access Government-Run Grocery Stores, Says Senate Should Stay in Session to Pass SAVE America

President Trump trolled New York’s Socialist Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, on Monday for supporting ID requirements for everything but voting and called on the US Senate to cancel or postpone its August recess until the SAVE America Act is passed.  During a July 27 press conference on his new state-run grocery stores with locked-in 30% discounts to destroy local businesses, Mamdani revealed plans to require identification for grocery shoppers.

WATCH: “I’m Out of Here!” – James Carville Reveals What Will Make Him Leave the Democratic Party and It’s Closer Than He Thinks

Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville on Sunday told Fox News that he would leave the Democratic Party if Communist influencer Hasan Piker “becomes a force” in the party.  This comes after Carville’s meltdown last month, where he blasted the Democratic Socialists of America, calling their candidates “so f*cking stupid” and “f*cking idiots.” “I am not going to be in the same party with Hasan Piker.

(VIDEO) Bernie Sanders Becomes Frustrated When Asked if He Regrets Endorsing Graham Platner, Responds to Fetterman Calling Him Out

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Sunday weighed in on the Maine Senate race on NBC’s Meet the Press with Kristen Welker, where he doubled down on support for ex-Senate nominee Graham Platner and became frustrated when asked if he regrets endorsing him.  Sanders was first asked about Platner’s unelected replacement, Troy Jackson, whom the Democratic Party swapped in as the nominee after Platner was pressured by the party to drop out of the race last month.