House, Trump and Floor Vote
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President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill cleared a critical hurdle in the early hours of Thursday morning as House GOP leaders push ahead to a full House floor vote, which is now on track to take place within hours.
Clearing the House Rules Committee marks a major win for Trump, who had grown increasingly impatient with Republican holdouts.
The House is gearing up for a long overnight session as Republicans plow ahead with the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" after the House Rules Committee advanced a revised version of the megabill supporting President Donald Trump's second-term agenda.
During the vote for the next House speaker, incumbent Mike Johnson texted on his cellphone and talked with his head bowed to Rep. Andy Ogles (R., Tenn.), who was crouched in the aisle beside him.
A key House committee voted late Wednesday evening to advance President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda to the House floor after marathon proceedings that lasted almost 22 hours, setting up a high-stakes vote in the chamber and a showdown between warring wings of the Republican conference.