The “Big, Beautiful Bill” may face major changes when the Senate begins debate next week. Look for Senate Republicans to pare down state and local tax deductions—known as SALT—which are important to House Republicans from California and New York. REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS STAND FIRM AGAINST MUSK’S ‘KILL THE BILL’ ASSAULT ON TRUMP’S AGENDA Almost no Senate Republicans care about SALT. Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., says he’d oppose the bill...

As the Trump administration and congressional Republicans eye passage of a rescission proposal, Rep. Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican who doesn’t shy away from bucking President Donald Trump, has indicated that he won’t support it if it guts an AIDS relief program. The president’s proposed clawbacks include millions of dollars pertaining to global health programs. “I told them I’m a no,” the congressman said of the measure, according...