Trump came down firmly in favor of House of Representatives Republicans' plan for one sweeping bill. Backers of that plan fear that passing an immigration bill first could diminish their chances of extending $4.5 trillion in tax cuts in the House, where his party holds a narrow and fractious 218-215 majority.

Congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump are hurtling toward a collision over tax reform, exposing a growing ideological rift over healthcare spending that could threaten the president’s legislative agenda in its entirety.

An executive at the Internal Revenue Service told staffers today that about 6,000 employees would be fired, a person familiar with the matter said, in a move that would eliminate roughly 6% of the agency’s workforce in the midst of the critical tax-filing season.