House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is fighting a battle of inches as he tries to secure the last few votes he needs to get President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" across the finish line. Why it matters: Johnson is racing against the clock to meet Republicans' self-imposed deadline to pass the marquee tax and spending bill,

Just after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday — in time for a grand Independence Day signing ceremony at the