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Trump Is Using a July 4 Deadline as a Tool to Pass His Policy Bill

President Trump is using his July 4 deadline as a cudgel to pass his signature domestic policy bill.

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Representative Andy Harris, Republican of Maryland, at the Capitol on Wednesday.

Will House Conservatives Cave Again on Trump’s Big Bill?

Fiscal hawks have repeatedly threatened to bring down their party’s agenda out of debt fears, only to back down after pressure from party leaders and President Trump.

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Representative Chip Roy, Republican of Texas, has said the Senate failed to improve a House bill that he described as a “mediocre but passable product.”

Trump Policy Bill Stalls as Johnson Works to Wear Down G.O.P. Resistance

The House remained frozen in place all day Wednesday as party leaders labored to address the concerns of Republican holdouts who were resisting changes the Senate made to the party’s major policy bill.

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Speaker Mike Johnson can afford only a few Republican defections on President Trump’s signature domestic policy bill.

Some House Republicans Already Plan to Vote Against Trump’s Policy Bill

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

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Representative Ralph Norman of South Carolina, left, chats with Representative Chip Roy of Texas at the Capitol on Tuesday.

Catholic Bishops Oppose Trump’s Immigration Efforts

Leading prelates are expressing outrage at the drive toward mass deportation.

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Bishop Michael M. Pham of San Diego, center right, was the first bishop named by Pope Leo in the United States. He recently went to a courthouse to support migrants waiting for hearings.
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