Vice President JD Vance provided the tie-breaking vote to get Trump's bill across the finish line. It now must go back to the House for approval.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and his lieutenants still have work to do with the House to meet a July 4 deadline to get the tax bill to President Donald Trump's desk for his signing. (Tom Brenner/For The Washington Post) You could argue that the easy part is over.

To meet the president’s Friday deadline, the speaker will have to corral his party into accepting a bill several have criticized.