On the Epstein files, @SenatorBanks tells @mkraju "I'm for releasing all of it. Be transparent about it.".

"If the President fires [Fed Chair] Jerome Powell, then I support that move," @SenatorBanks tells @mkraju

TX @RepLloydDoggett on the Democratic party's plan to respond to GOP redistricting efforts - hint: it involves CA + MD. Full interview here:.

"I have already filed for reelection" @RepLloydDoggett tells @mkraju when asked if he will run in a primary against fellow Texas Dem Rep. Casar as a result of GOP efforts to redraw the congressional map.

26-year-old @liamelkind joins @mkraju hours after he launched his campaign to represent NY in Congress, asking longtime Rep. Jerry Nadler to consider retirement. "We need leaders who have the energy, and the urgency, and the vision, frankly," Elkind says.

"The president is trying to rig the next election. That's what's happening here," Texas State Representative @jamestalarico tells @mkraju as Texas Republicans attempt to redraw the political map to gain GOP seats in Congress.

"We need a national awakening" @GovKathyHochul tells @mkraju after a gunman with an assault-style rifle killed 4 people in NYC. “I want to be able to protect New Yorkers. and it’s hard to do it when other states aren’t stepping up and certainly Congress has let us down."

NEW: "There were some false expectations that are created, and that's a political mistake," Rep. Eric Burlison tells @mkraju, of the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein docs. "It's almost impossible to disprove a conspiracy unless you have 100% of all the facts."

NEW: GOP senators speak to @mkraju about the Epstein files. Sen. Cramer: "I'm kind of a rip-the-Band-Aid-off sort of guy myself.".Sen. Graham: "Release all the Esptein stuff. I want to protect victims -- but be as transparent as you can with Epstein."

TOMORROW 8a & 11a ET: President Trump is in Scotland as international crises swirl, and the Epstein saga bogs down the White House. PLUS: @RepEricBurlison joins @mkraju live. and @DashaBurns, @JasJWright, @IsaacDovere & @mollyesque join the panel on #InsidePolitics

SUNDAY 8a & 11a ET: @RepEricBurlison joins @mkraju on #InsidePolitics

RT @DanaBashCNN: In a shocking revelation, @RepRitchie tells me, "I endorsed [Andrew Cuomo] back in February, and I have not spoken to him….

"Neither I nor anybody I know knows any Texans who are asking the legislature to redraw the Congressional map to create five new GOP seats. It is President Trump and President Trump alone. It is not Texans asking for this." @RepFletcher tells @mkraju

ON THE POLITICAL RADAR: Harvard and the Trump administration gear up for a high-stakes court hearing… President Trump is heading to Scotland for trade talks and golf… and former Rep. George Santos is set to begin his prison sentence. #InsidePolitics

NEW: CNN poll results out this morning shows Americans largely oppose Trump’s ramp-up of deportations. @priscialva breaks down the findings with @mkraju and explains why it shows "the public is paying attention." #InsidePolitics

NEW: "They're trying to cheat to win." As President Trump pushes a Texas takeover in the fight to hold onto the House, Democrats are plotting their counterpunch. @mkraju going on-on-one with @hakeemjeffries about the political trench warfare. #InsidePolitics

TOMORROW: Inside Politics Sunday with @mkraju will air at 8a & 11a ET #InsidePolitics

SUNDAY 8a & 11a ET: Pres. Trump fights the fallout over Epstein -- as polling sizes up his first 6 months. PLUS: @mkraju goes 1-on-1 with @hakeemjeffries as he accuses the GOP of "trying to cheat to win." @priscialva @seungminkim @bresreports & @margarettalev join #InsidePolitics

RT @DanaBashCNN: The witches of. politics? Yep, you read that right. Author Payton McCarty-Simas joins me for a spell-binding discussio….

RT @DanaBashCNN: The Trump Administration has promised to deport millions of undocumented Americans, but GOP Congresswoman @MaElviraSalazar….