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.

House Rules Committee advances Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' for chamber vote, with Republicans backing tax cuts, while Democrats criticize it as a wealthy giveaway.

To meet the president’s Friday deadline, the speaker will have to corral his party into accepting a bill several have criticized.

A Republican senator who was slammed by Trump after opposing his bill won't seek reelection. Another said the bill is testing the "soul" of the GOP.

The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to pass a wide-ranging tax-cut and spending bill sought by President Donald Trump, which would cut Medicaid healthcare and food assistance programs for the poor and disabled.

The Senate slogged through a tense overnight session that has now dragged into Tuesday morning, with Republican leaders searching for ways to secure support for President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts while fending off proposed amendments,