| By AP News Photos: YouTube Screenshots House Republicans are preparing to vote on President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill early Thursday. They were up all night as GOP leaders and the president himself worked to persuade skeptical holdouts to drop their opposition and deliver by their Fourth of July deadline. Read more. |
| Why this matters: The House ground to a standstill Wednesday as a handful of holdouts refused to move so quickly. One roll call dragged for some seven hours while another stalled for more than five, and Trump himself worked the phones and lashed out on social media. Trump has been threatening to campaign against those who voted against the bill. House Speaker Mike Johnson relied on White House officials — including Cabinet secretaries, lawyers and others — to work skeptical Republicans through the details. Lawmakers were being told the administration could provide executive actions, projects or other provisions they needed in their districts back home. |
