The changes are intended to placate the party’s warring wings just enough to get the bill passed late Wednesday or early Thursday.

Moody's downgrade of the U.S. sovereign credit rating has elicited mixed responses among Republicans in Congress, with some questioning the motive behind the change and others depicting it as a warning that lawmakers should heed as they wrestle with a sweeping tax and budget bill.

Johnson predicts success after meeting with Trump and holdouts Bill would add US$3.8 trillion to the US debt Democrats argue bill favours wealthy, cuts

For every group demanding one policy, another equally powerful bloc insists on the opposite. The coalitions encompass the divergent ideological, political and regional interests in the G.O.P.

Issues over tax relief for blue state Republicans are coming to a head as the GOP crafts President Trump's "big, beautiful bill."