Overview

• A severe thunderstorm watch in the D.C.–Maryland–Virginia area remains in effect until 9 p.m. ET, prompting flight cancellations that have forced some lawmakers to drive back to the Capitol.
• House Republicans are scheduled to convene at 9 a.m. Wednesday for a procedural vote requiring at least 217 affirmative votes to launch debate on the combined tax-spending bill.
• Speaker Mike Johnson cautioned that weather disruptions deepen the risk of falling short of the party’s slim three-vote majority needed to clear the procedural hurdle.
• Several conservative hardliners have threatened to oppose the procedural rule over objections to key provisions, which could halt floor action and imperil the July 4 target for final passage.
• President Trump has publicly urged House Republicans to unite and pass the “one big, beautiful bill” before Independence Day to secure promised tax cuts and protect entitlement programs.