Trump Close to Victory on Flagship Tax Bill

It is on course for final vote after party infighting over key piece of his agenda

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WASHINGTON – US lawmakers teed up a final vote on US President Donald Trump's marquee tax and spending Bill for the morning of July 3 after bruising Republican infighting nearly derailed the centerpiece of the President's domestic agenda.

Almost 24 hours after the debate began, Mr. Trump appeared close to victory as Congress edged towards passing his "One Big Beautiful Bill," despite misgivings in his party over a text that would balloon the national debt while launching a historic assault on the social safety net.

The Bill would be a major landmark in Mr. Trump's political life, sealing his vision of US domestic policy into law and coming after he scored recent wins including in the Supreme Court and with US strikes that led to a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.

Speaker Mike Johnson struggled through the night to corral his rank-and-file Republican members after the package scraped through a series of "test" votes in the House of Representatives that laid bare deep divisions in the party.

It was on course for a final vote that would put it on Mr. Trump's desk to be signed into law after passing its last procedural hurdle in the early hours of July 3.

"We feel very good about where we are and we're moving forward," an upbeat Mr. Johnson told reporters at the Capitol.