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President Donald Trump seems to be realizing that "there is no future for him" within the Republican Party, and that could make his next "desperate play" to stay relevant his most dangerous one yet, according to one analyst.

For more than a decade, Trump has faced little dissent from within the Republican ranks in Congress, David Rothkopf, a columnist for The Daily Beast, argued during an episode of "The Daily Beast Podcast" that aired on Sunday. Now, he's facing a cadre of critics from within his party, such as Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY), over his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and his signature tariffs.

Reacting to a deal hammered out by seven Democrats and one independent senator to hand Republicans a victory in the shutdown battle with only a promise of a vote for keeping Affordable Care Act subsidies in place and little else to show for it, MSNBC’s Jonathan Lemire said on Monday many of their Democratic colleagues are questioning their waving the white flag.

Speaking with the “Morning Joe” panel about the deal, fashioned by the eight lawmakers — none of whom who will face re-election in 2026 — Lemire noted it was a big turnabout for Democrats who had Republicans and Donald Trump on their heels after last week's elections.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) opened a speech on the Senate floor Saturday by complaining about having to work on a Saturday, while also endorsing President Donald Trump’s proposal to take the billions of dollars earmarked for Obamacare and send them directly to Americans.

“So here we are on a Saturday… beautiful outside,” Graham mused as he opened his remarks on the Senate floor.

An Arizona Democrat who was elected to Congress in September but still hasn’t been sworn into office is gaining new support from Republican lawmakers as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faces growing scrutiny over an alleged attempt to block the release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

“We're all hoping that Speaker Johnson is going to read the tea leaves and get to work, swear me in so we don't have to go seek judicial support in him doing his job, but that's where we are,” Adelita Grijalva, who won her election on Sept. 23 and has since launched a lawsuit to force her swearing in, told MSNBC Saturday.

Political strategist and policy advisor Basil Smikle made a bold prediction Saturday that President Donald Trump will end up caving to Democrats in the ongoing government shutdown fight as it stretched into its 39th day.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) have reportedly been opposed to Trump meeting with Democratic leaders Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) to discuss a pathway to re-opening the government, with the shutdown having been sparked over disagreements on health care policy.

MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough ripped into Republicans this week for seemingly turning a blind eye to a controversial pardon signed off on by President Donald Trump that critics have labeled as blatant “corruption.”

Last month, Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, a Trump ally and cryptocurrency billionaire who was convicted of having facilitated billions of dollars’ worth of transactions tied to child-sex-abuse material and drug trafficking. The 21st-richest person on earth, Zhao had also helped enrich the Trump family by more than $1 billion.