Trump news at a glance: megabill hangs in balance as House Republicans struggle to convince holdouts

Chamber stalls for hours on procedural vote as the White House pressures fellow Republicans to get Trump's sweeping tax and spending bill passed. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 2 July 2025

The House of Representatives was at a standstill on Wednesday as Republican leaders continued to try to rally holdouts against Donald Trump's megabill, with speaker Mike Johnson saying very positive" progress had been made toward passing it.

The House stalled for hours on a procedural vote while Johnson and the White House worked to pressure a handful of Republicans to ensure they would vote to approve the sweeping tax-and-spending bill amid a razor-thin Republican majority and get it to Trump to sign in time for his self-imposed 4 July deadline.