Republicans will attempt a tax and spending bill that will not require substantial budget cuts, but there may be serious math problems ahead.

Trump’s move to pause all federal grants and loans is a “legitimate exercise of executive oversight,” said House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., who is often considered an institutionalist who has insisted upon the importance of Congressional power. “I don’t think putting a hold on things is extraordinary.”

Speaker Mike Johnson’s power within the Republican Party is about to be tested unlike anything he has faced, with Donald Trump’s agenda on the line.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is staring out at a minefield as he looks to pass a sprawling tax and immigration package that pleases all corners of the ideologically diverse