The Latest: Key Medicaid provision in Trump’s bill found to violate Senate rules

The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending bill doesn’t adhere to the chamber’s procedural rules, delivering a crucial blow as Republicans rush to finish the package this week.

Republicans were counting on big cuts to Medicaid and other programs to offset trillions of dollars in Trump tax breaks – their top priority.

The attention falling on Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough’s ruling reflects a broader change in Congress: Lawmakers are increasingly trying to wedge top policy priorities into bills that can’t be filibustered. That process comes with special rules designed to deter provisions unrelated to spending or taxes, and that’s where the parliamentarian comes in, offering analysis of what does and doesn’t qualify.

Trump wants the legislation, which includes tax reductions, Medicaid cuts, and border enforcement, passed by July 4.

Here’s the latest: Trump’s schedule, according to the White House:

11 a.m. – Trump receives an intelligence briefing in the Oval Office.

3 p.m. – Trump will meet with foreign ministers from Congo and Rwanda in the Oval Office.