Molly Ball

And then importantly, you know, the major legislative achievement of Trump's first term was the big tax cut bill in 2017. And most of those tax cuts are going to expire this year if they don't pass them again. So a big part of this legislative package that they're trying to do is to renew those tax cuts, keep them from expiring.

And then importantly, you know, the major legislative achievement of Trump's first term was the big tax cut bill in 2017. And most of those tax cuts are going to expire this year if they don't pass them again. So a big part of this legislative package that they're trying to do is to renew those tax cuts, keep them from expiring.

But there's also a disagreement between the House and Senate over how to get this done because, yes, Trump says he wants one big, beautiful bill, but there's also a plan B, which is two big, beautiful bills. The Senate has been trying to do two bills at the same time as the House. And so they're sort of working in parallel, sort of racing each other to see who can get there first.

But there's also a disagreement between the House and Senate over how to get this done because, yes, Trump says he wants one big, beautiful bill, but there's also a plan B, which is two big, beautiful bills. The Senate has been trying to do two bills at the same time as the House. And so they're sort of working in parallel, sort of racing each other to see who can get there first.

But there's also a disagreement between the House and Senate over how to get this done because, yes, Trump says he wants one big, beautiful bill, but there's also a plan B, which is two big, beautiful bills. The Senate has been trying to do two bills at the same time as the House. And so they're sort of working in parallel, sort of racing each other to see who can get there first.

But the Senate wants to put sort of all the candy in the first bill, the spending on immigration and energy and so forth, and then spend the rest of the year doing the second bill fighting over tax cuts.

But the Senate wants to put sort of all the candy in the first bill, the spending on immigration and energy and so forth, and then spend the rest of the year doing the second bill fighting over tax cuts.

But the Senate wants to put sort of all the candy in the first bill, the spending on immigration and energy and so forth, and then spend the rest of the year doing the second bill fighting over tax cuts.

Hey. Hi, Siobhan. Thanks for being here.

Hey. Hi, Siobhan. Thanks for being here.

Hey. Hi, Siobhan. Thanks for being here.

You too.

You too.

You too.

So, Siobhan, the Senate has also been working in parallel. How different is what the House passed from what the Senate's done so far?

So, Siobhan, the Senate has also been working in parallel. How different is what the House passed from what the Senate's done so far?

So, Siobhan, the Senate has also been working in parallel. How different is what the House passed from what the Senate's done so far?

And I do think it's important to give credit to Mike Johnson. This is a big win for him, right? He still has a lot of doubters who don't think he's very good at his job, but his strategy worked.

And I do think it's important to give credit to Mike Johnson. This is a big win for him, right? He still has a lot of doubters who don't think he's very good at his job, but his strategy worked.

And I do think it's important to give credit to Mike Johnson. This is a big win for him, right? He still has a lot of doubters who don't think he's very good at his job, but his strategy worked.