WASHINGTON—Republican senators are making a mad dash to pass the GOP tax-and-spending megabill and send it to President Trump’s desk by July 4. Senate Republicans released their version of the bill late Friday,

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Vice President Vance struck a deal Saturday night with a group of Senate conservatives who want bigger Medicaid spending cuts to save President

Courtney Leader has been closely following the contentious tax and spending debate in Washington – not that she cares much for politics, but because she believes the proposed Medicaid cuts are a matter of life or death for her daughter.