Trump budget package in danger as it hits GOP opposition

Washington — House Republicans have yet to resolve several major disputes that threaten to derail President Trump's domestic policy bill as more conservative members and blue-state Republicans dig in on their demands. 

House Speaker Mike Johnson remains committed to putting the legislation, which would extend tax cuts from Mr. Trump's first term while temporarily enacting new ones, on the floor before Memorial Day. The tax measures, as well as increased spending on the military and border security, would be offset partly by cuts to Medicaid, food stamps and clean energy subsidies. 

But first, it will have to get through the House Budget Committee starting Friday, where a handful of conservatives have said the legislation does not go far enough to slash federal spending. Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina said Thursday that he and Rep. Chip Roy of Texas would vote against advancing the bill.