Senate Democrats laid into President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax bill on Sunday, emphasizing the impact it is poised to make on millions of Americans on Medicaid. “This Republican budget bill is an absolute disaster for the country,

Donald Trump made a rare trip to Capitol Hill to try and convince Republican members of Congress to approve his “big, beautiful bill” that would cut programmes for the poor and lower taxes while raising the US’ national debt.

The fate of Trump's tax plan remains mired in uncertainty despite a last minute, in-person pitch to Republicans.