Riley Rogerson

2 weeks ago | notus.org | Daniella Diaz |Reese Gorman |Riley Rogerson |Katherine Swartz

After a turbulent few days — following a turbulent few weeks — House Republicans finally muscled through their reconciliation bill early Thursday morning, overcoming unified Democratic opposition and serious doubts that the House GOP could ever find consensus on President Donald Trump’s sweeping legislative agenda. At almost 7 a.m, the House passed the reconciliation bill 215-214 and one present, with 215 Republicans and zero Democrats voting yes. Two Republicans and 214 Democrats voted no.

2 weeks ago | notus.org | Reese Gorman |Riley Rogerson |Daniella Diaz |Katherine Swartz

Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republican leaders returned from the White House Wednesday night as optimistic about the reconciliation bill as they’ve been in months, with leaders so enthusiastic about the direction of talks that they weren’t ruling out a vote on the legislation in a matter of hours. “We’re in a very good place,” Johnson told reporters.

2 weeks ago | notus.org | Daniella Diaz |Riley Rogerson |Reese Gorman

Congress Rep. Chip Roy, Rep. Andy Harris, and Rep. Clay Higgins along with members of the House Freedom Caucus speak to reporters about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reconciliation package in the U.S. Capitol. Speaker Mike Johnson thought Wednesday would be the day House Republicans finally passed their reconciliation bill. If conservatives are to be believed, it won’t be.

2 weeks ago | notus.org | Riley Rogerson |Daniella Diaz |Reese Gorman |Katherine Swartz

Speaker Mike Johnson was counting on President Donald Trump to be the closer, to swoop in at the final hour, as he’s done time and again, and flip holdouts. “The president’s a deal maker, he’s a closer, he’s a catalyst,” Rep. Nick LaLota, one of the more moderate Republicans who remains opposed to the reconciliation bill over the state and local tax deduction, said of Trump.

2 weeks ago | notus.org | Riley Rogerson |Reese Gorman |Daniella Diaz

President Donald Trump arrived on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning with a clear mission: sell his “big, beautiful bill” to House Republicans. But if Trump wanted to convince the holdouts that this legislation is a winner, he may need to re-familiarize himself with the bill currently under consideration, because Trump urged Republicans to pass a very different measure from the one Speaker Mike Johnson and his conference has produced.