Rebels with causes

May 13, 2025, 10:53 AM UTC

Republicans dive into the toughest policy debates this week as they move ahead on President Donald Trump’s ambitious tax and domestic policy agenda.

House committees will mark up pieces of the GOP’s reconciliation bill proposing Medicaid and food assistance changes, tax cuts, and more. The divides between swing-district moderates and hard-line fiscal hawks will be on full display, and bridging them is key for Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) goal of passing the bill by Memorial Day with a narrow, seven-seat majority.

Here are five Republicans from the right and center who could make or break Trump’s “big beautiful bill”:

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