Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” is in tatters, Politico reports.
Playbook: “Yes, technically, there’s still a path to meet that self-imposed deadline. But ‘technically’ and ‘likely’ are two very different things. Senate Majority Leader John Thune had hoped to tee up votes for today; that hasn’t happened.
Tomorrow now looks possible, if uncertain; Saturday votes in the Senate would assume Republicans are able to both iron out any wrinkles spotted by the parliamentarian and shore up support from the stragglers within the conference. If all goes well, we could see final passage in the Senate on Sunday.”“But the obstacle course ahead — for Thune, Speaker Mike Johnson and, ultimately, for Trump — isn’t just a matter of procedure. There are major policy disagreements within the GOP conference. And they aren’t easing up.”