Senate Republicans eye changes to Trump’s megabill after House win

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House Republicans narrowly passed a massive bill in May containing President Trump’s priorities on taxes, immigration, energy, defense, and debt. Now Senate Republicans face the challenge of revising the package, with key changes likely that could complicate House Speaker Mike Johnson’s slim margin for approval. While Trump supports the bill, he expects Senate negotiations to alter it somewhat. Senate GOP leaders want to keep the tax cuts but push for deeper spending cuts—some aiming for $2 trillion or more over a decade compared to the House’s $1.5 trillion target—to address the bill’s large projected deficit. Opposition arises over Medicaid cuts of roughly $700 billion, with senators warning such reductions could harm vulnerable populations and rural hospitals, Fox News has reported. Overall, Republicans are racing to finalize the bill and send it to Trump by early July, but internal divisions could slow progress.