After a meeting with former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson praised the “Big Beautiful Bill” — officially titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — which proposes sweeping federal spending cuts and permanent tax reductions.

Speaker Mike Johnson is still facing a bloc of persistent right-wing holdouts on his "big, beautiful bill" even after President Trump urged House Republicans to support it in a closed-door meeting. Why it matters: Johnson (R-La.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and moderate Republicans have zeroed in on an agreement for the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap, three sources told The Hill, solving a critical hang-up that

The agreement marks a big win for SALT cap crusaders like Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and others who have demanded the SALT cap be lifted as part of reconciliation.

The Republican-backed tax and spending bill would add trillions of dollars to the federal deficit and negatively affect the poorest of Americans, experts say.

Speaker Mike Johnson expressed optimism that the budget bill would reach the House floor before Memorial Day as lawmakers prepare to vote at 10 p.m. Sunday.

That adds up to a busy day ahead for Speaker Mike Johnson. He already has White House aides James Blair and James Braid planted in his office, ready for members to shuttle in and out through the afternoon and beyond. Hard-right Reps. Andy Harris and Chip Roy just walked in a moment ago.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is holding a press conference at 1 p.m. as Congress battles it out over a large spending bill. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is facing doubts that he will be able to live up to his pledge to pass the “big,