Trump's 'big beautiful bill' in limbo

Thu, 03 July 2025

12:32

House Republicans remain in a dramatic overnight stalemate as President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson attempt to cajole nearly a dozen holdouts to support the effort to move forward on the president's sweeping domestic policy agenda bill, reports CNN.

Johnson has said he plans to keep a key vote to advance the bill open "as long as it takes."

Johnson and his leadership team are whipping members to back the procedural vote in a furious last-minute scramble.

If GOP leadership succeeds, the House would move onto final passage as quickly as possible, following debate on the bill. If the vote fails, however, it would deal a major setback to Republicans, and GOP leaders would need to go back to the drawing board to find a way forward.

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