Some Republicans had debated breaking from party orthodoxy by allowing taxes to go up on wealthy Americans to help pay for a massive bill for Trump's agenda.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday he is actively “working against” implementing a tax hike on the wealthy as part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping “big, beautiful” budget bill. Republicans in Congress are considering the tax increases — a sharp break from traditional GOP orthodoxy — though they reportedly say that the hikes may not

Dismantling the federal government won’t be complete without upending the judicial branch — or so many conservatives argue, which is why rank-and-file Republicans are pressuring party leaders to fall in line and join White House efforts to purge the nation’s judiciary.