Overview

• The House advanced the Senate-passed reconciliation package early Thursday after Republicans cleared dramatic procedural hurdles overnight.
• The legislation extends tax cuts for the wealthy, trims over $1 trillion from Medicaid, food stamps and green-energy subsidies, and adds over $2 trillion to the deficit.
• President Trump attacked Rep. Jamie Raskin on Truth Social, labeling him a “third rate Democrat,” “dope” and “total loser” with an “ugly face.”
• Rep. Raskin delivered a satirical reading of the bill’s preamble on the House floor and answered Trump’s insults with sarcastic quips in media appearances.
• House Democrats remained unanimously opposed to the measure, denouncing its cuts to health care and nutrition assistance.