It took intense lobbying from President Donald Trump, an all-nighter, and a vote on a bill for which many people did not yet have a clear grasp of the final changes, but House Republicans got it done this week.

Early Wednesday, when most Americans were snuggled in their beds, Republicans in the House of Representatives were working hard to take away the health care of millions of Americans, blow a $3 trillion hole in the budget deficit and make the wealthiest people in America richer and the poorest Americans poorer.

At long last, the “one big, beautiful bill” has passed through the House of Representatives, sending an all-encompassing reconciliation package to the Senate. | The latest version of the bill would see work requirements imposed sooner and changes to state-directed payments,

Many low-income families would see cuts in health care and food benefits. The state hopes for a big reimbursement for border security spending.

Makes tax cuts from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent that fiscal hawks complain adds trillions of dollars to the deficit over the next decade; does not include a tax increase on the wealthiest earners. Trump posted last week that the proposal shouldn't raise taxes on high-earners, "but I'm OK if they do!!!"

The report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office is already fueling Democratic accusations that the legislation is a giveaway to the rich.

The exact changes to Medicaid planned by Republicans on Capitol Hill remain up in the air as the party irons out internal disagreements over its tax and budget megabill that President Donald Trump ...