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House GOP clears key hurdle on Trump's big bill, pushing it closer to vote

House GOP clears key hurdle on Trump's big bill, pushing it closer to vote

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Up all night, House Republicans voted pre-dawn Thursday to advance President Donald Trump's tax and spending cuts package, recouping after GOP leaders worked almost around the clock trying to persuade skeptical holdouts as they race to send the bill to his desk by the Fourth of July deadline.

House GOP struggles to win over holdouts on Trump's tax bill in late-night session

House GOP struggles to win over holdouts on Trump's tax bill in late-night session

WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans were straining past midnight to advance President Donald Trump's tax and spending cuts package despite GOP leaders having spent the afternoon and evening working furiously to persuade skeptical holdouts to send it to his desk by the Fourth of July deadline.

House back to work as GOP leaders try to win over holdouts on Trump's tax bill

House back to work as GOP leaders try to win over holdouts on Trump's tax bill

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House sprang back to action late Wednesday after a prolonged stalemate as Republican leaders spent the afternoon and evening working furiously to convince skeptics to support President Donald Trump's tax and spending cuts package and send it to his desk by the Fourth of July deadline.

Republican leaders in House work to win over final holdouts on Trump's tax bill

Republican leaders in House work to win over final holdouts on Trump's tax bill

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican leaders in the House were busy Wednesday trying to win over some final holdouts on President Donald Trump's tax and spending cuts package -- determined to seize momentum from a hard-fought vote in the Senate while essentially daring members to defy their party's leader and vote against it.

House Republicans race to secure the votes for passage of Trump's tax bill

House Republicans race to secure the votes for passage of Trump's tax bill

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican leaders in the House are sprinting toward a Wednesday vote on President Donald Trump's tax and spending cuts package, determined to seize momentum from a hard-fought vote in the Senate while essentially daring members to defy their party's leader and vote against it.