House to vote on Trump agenda bill and May jobs report expectations: Morning Rundown

Lawmakers in the House pulled an all-nighter on the massive domestic policy package for President Donald Trump’s agenda.

A handful of House Republican holdouts flipped on Donald Trump's megabill after an hourslong standoff. How prosecutors' argument in Sean Combs' federal trial fell apart. And a Liverpool soccer star is killed in a car crash. 

Here’s what to know today.

House Speaker Mike Johnson walks to the House chamber for a vote at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.Jim Watson / AFP via Getty ImagesLawmakers in the House pulled an all-nighter on the massive domestic policy package for President Donald Trump’s agenda, as a handful of Republican holdouts stalled the procedural “rule” vote for several hours.

Five Republicans had initially joined Democrats in voting “no” on the procedural vote, including members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, as well as the center-right Republican Main Street Caucus and Republican Governance Group.

But after hours of negotiations, most of the Republican holdouts flipped their votes and the House advanced the bill by a vote of 219-213. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., was the only Republican who voted against the rule.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/house-vote-trump-agenda-may-jobs-report-morning-rundown-rcna216663


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