Author: Rachel Schilke and Lauren Green

Congress is on to the next phase of reconciliation after a roller coaster of a night in the House, setting up for a round of negotiations with the Senate as each chamber believes it has the best approach to implementing President Donald Trump’s agenda. Despite last-minute wrangling with holdouts, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) narrowly passed the…

Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) plan for “one big beautiful” reconciliation bill may be in trouble as he faces pushback from House Republicans across the ideological spectrum, with some concerned over cuts to beneficiary programs and others arguing the budget resolution does not go far enough. House leadership is hoping to move swiftly on approving its…