Trump’s tax cuts on trial

House Republicans are just 33 hours away from starting their most consequential committee votes yet on President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” Here’s the latest on what we know as GOP leaders push to have the bill on the floor next week.

A new twist in the Medicaid fight

In a closed-door meeting late Tuesday, Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP leaders sought to assuage moderates’ fears about changes to the health safety-net program to help finance their party-line megabill.

Trump secretaries start hitting the Hill

Get ready for fireworks: Democratic appropriators infuriated by the Trump administration’s disregard for Congress’ power of the purse are getting their first chance to cross examine the secretaries who have aided the president’s slashing.