House Tax Cut Fumble Shows Big Hurdles For GOP

US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, speaks during a news conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Nearly 100 days into the GOP hold on both the Senate and House, they'll head back to work this morning remaining at odds over the financial outline of their package, still trying to hammer out a bicameral deal that satisfies all parts of the party, and staring down a two-week break with little progress to show if they can't close the deal to at least start substantive negotiations. Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images