U.S. President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending bill cleared an important procedural hurdle in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Wednesday, when a gatekeeper committee ...

There is no time to waste." Johnson entered the vote needing near unanimous support from his members for the bill to pass. House passage is one step in a lengthy process.

The bill would triple the cap to $30,000, but several Republicans from high-tax states have threatened to withhold their support for the measure unless it rises even more.

After Speaker Mike Johnson released a series of changes aimed at winning over holdouts, the House voted to open debate on the bill, paving the way for a final vote around dawn.

Dr. Elizabeth Richardson, Hamilton’s medical officer of health, called the first meeting of the new board of health with ...