Trump Urges GOP Unity on Megabill in Rare Capitol Hill Meeting

President Donald Trump met with House Republicans on May 20 to urge unified action on the budget reconciliation bill that is the foundation for his second-term agenda. Trump’s message to Republicans was a call to action, according to Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.). “We all have tinkered enough. It is time to land the plane,” Johnson told reporters. Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.) said, “Everybody get in a room and figure it out for the country and for your business, that’s what I took from it.” The bill has highlighted the rift between fiscal conservatives and moderates within the Republican conference, who have been at odds over changes to the Medicaid program and a possible increase in federal tax deductions for state and local taxes, known as SALT....