GOP strategists seemed to understand the buzzkilling buzzsaw they were marching toward with a grim sense of inevitability. Even then, there was still no guarantee the House would accept the Senate’s rewrite of their work.

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis was back on Capitol Hill on Monday as Senate Republicans struggled to pass their "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" he opposes -- before President Donald Trump's July Fourth deadline. "I may look for an opportunity to speak again,

Senator Thom Tillis has previously slammed proposed changes to Medicaid in the bill as “devastating” for his home state of North Carolina. He was one of just two Senate Republicans to vote against advancing the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” on Saturday,

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Vice President Vance struck a deal Saturday night with Senate conservatives who want greater Medicaid spending cuts to save President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” from stalling.