Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has begun meeting privately with Senate Republicans who are threatening to derail President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” over what they fear could be

House Republicans are pushing to slash at least $1 trillion from two of the nation’s bedrock safety net programs, Medicaid and food stamps, as part of their sweeping package aimed at enacting President Donald Trump’s agenda.

House Republicans have passed their massive bill to enact the heart of President Trump's domestic agenda, overcoming deep divisions inside the party to advance legislation that would cut trillions of dollars in taxes while scaling back safety net programs such as Medicaid and SNAP.

Republicans have set a self-imposed July 4 deadline to pass the legislation in both chambers and send it to Trump’s desk.

House Republicans narrowly passed President Trump's budget megabill. But the legislation still faces a rocky road in the Senate, where multiple GOP lawmakers are calling for significant rewrites. Susan Glasser,

President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” slimly passed the House on Thursday morning after lawmakers wrestled with the legislation during an all-night session. The GOP spending bill now rests before a weary upper chamber as Medicaid reforms and deficit expansion remain concerns for Senate Republicans.