House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is fighting a battle of inches as he tries to secure the last few votes he needs to get President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" across the finish line. Why it matters: Johnson is racing against the clock to meet Republicans' self-imposed deadline to pass the marquee tax and spending bill,

House Speaker Mike Johnson has slammed House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries over the Democrat’s speech delaying a vote on President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful” spending bill. Johnson said Republicans are eager to pass Trump’s bill in the lower chamber but must wait for Jeffries to finish his speech,

Fiscal hawks have concerns over the legislation’s ballooning price, and some moderate conservatives are uneasy about steeper cuts to Medicaid.