GOP Reconciliation Plan Faces a Circus of Doubts as Deadline Looms

With only four legislative days left before the August recess, Republicans are racing to advance a new reconciliation bill but face sharp internal divisions and skepticism in both chambers, trading concessions on spending cuts, the SAVE America Act, defunding Planned Parenthood, and Iran-war funding; many lawmakers warn passage is unlikely, underscoring a tight, high-stakes numbers game for Speaker Johnson and the Senate GOP leadership.