This morning, the House passed Trump's sweeping megabill by just one vote.
As the package heads to the Senate, it's worth examining how this bill passed — and why Republicans have seemed invested in keeping many of the details under wraps for as long as possible.
Early Wednesday, when most Americans were snuggled in their beds, Republicans in the House of Representatives were working hard to take away the health care of millions of Americans, blow a $3 trillion hole in the budget deficit and make the wealthiest people in America richer and the poorest Americans poorer.
If this sounds like hyperbole, it's not. The GOP-controlled House Rules Committee convened at 1 a.m. Wednesday morning to discuss a bill that hasn't been fully drafted and the provisions of which were still part of intense negotiations. Indeed, the real work on the legislation was happening behind closed doors as House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., tried to cobble together enough votes to pass something, anything, so he could meet his self-imposed deadline for a floor vote by Memorial Day. Late Wednesday, GOP leaders released yet more significant changes to the bill as debate continued all night and into Thursday.
And what we do know about the legislation the GOP is calling the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" is genuinely terrifying.
This is a preview of Michael A. Cohen's latest column. Read the full column here.
