Live updates: House moves Trump's mega bill forward, paving way for final vote

What to KnowThe House is now debating the bill and will soon vote on final passage The House voted on a rule for floor consideration of Trump s so-called big beautiful bill a day after Senate Republicans made changes that irked numerous of their House GOP colleagues The House floor remained open for several hours on procedural votes as Republican leaders have struggled to gain enough encouragement to move forward with debate on the bill A federal judge mentioned at present that an order suspending asylum access at the southern confines was unlawful throwing into doubt one of the key pillars of the president s plan to crack down on immigration The White House reported Trump and the first lady are expected to meet with freed Hamas hostage Edan Alexander and his family in the Oval Office the next day This live blog has ended Read our latest coverage here