House Speaker Mike Johnson Tries To Push Trump's 'big' Agenda Forward, But Gop Votes Are In Jeopardy

House Speaker Mike Johnson will try against the odds to muscle a Republican budget blueprint to passage this week, a step toward delivering President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" with 4.5 trillion in tax breaks and 2 trillion in spending cuts over stiff opposition from Democrats - and even some Republicans.

With almost no votes to spare in Johnson's bare-bones GOP majority , the speaker is fighting on all fronts - against Democrats, uneasy rank-and-file Republicans and skeptical GOP senators - as he works to keep the package on track. Votes set for Tuesday evening are in jeopardy, and the outcome is uncertain.

"We're going to get everyone there," Johnson, of Louisiana, said at an event at the start of the week, half-joking that he had a "prayer request" involved.

The package, if approved, would be a crucial part of the budget process as Trump pushes the Republicans who control Congress to approve a massive bill that would extend tax breaks , which he secured during his first term but are expiring later this year, while also cutting spending across federal programs and services.

Slashing government is not always popular at home