Trump’s massive domestic policy bill put to stress test in the House

The influence of President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson will once again be put to the test Wednesday, as GOP leaders look to deliver the president his first legislative win by the July Fourth holiday.

The influence of President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson will once again be put to the test Wednesday, as GOP leaders look to deliver the president his first legislative win by the July Fourth holiday. The challenge: The newly Senate-approved legislation has to move through the deeply divided House untouched to meet the self-imposed deadline. The Senate’s passage of the bill Tuesday was a hard-fought victory for Trump, who spent days wrangling fellow Republicans behind the multi-trillion-dollar bill, which includes tax cuts and funding boosts for the Pentagon and border security. It also includes more contentious spending cuts to pay for the rest of the bill, including the biggest downsizing of the federal safety net in decades. Across the Capitol, House GOP leaders are confident the latest version can pass the House, according to multiple sources. But it will likely take significant political muscle, with dozens of House members still grumbling about the Senate’s significant changes to the bill, including as recently as Tuesday morning, minutes before passage. As in the Senate, House Speaker Mike Johnson can only afford to lose three votes. And Johnson is grappling with his own high-stakes battle between centrists and right-wing hardliners. It all amounts to a pivotal week that could define Trump’ second term: So far, the push to pass his agenda in Congress has been marred by weeks of tense GOP infighting that has even some Republicans worried about how the bill could play in the 2026 midterms.