Trump news at a glance: No mention of ‘big beautiful bill’ July 4 deadline in president’s final pitch

Trump appears to have dropped his expectations that his marquee tax spending bill will pass before the holidays as it faces roadblocks in the Senate - key US politics stories from Thursday 26 June at a glance

Just two days ago, Donald Trump told Republican members of Congress to cancel their vacation plans until his big beautiful bill" is sewn up and ready for his signature on 4 July.

But in his final pitch to congressional leaders and cabinet secretaries at the White House on Thursday, he made no mention of deadlines, as his marquee tax-and-spending bill develops a logjam that could threaten its passage through the Senate.