The Latest: Senate votes on amendments to Trump's big bill ahead of July 4 deadline

Possible changes to President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts are being considered in what’s called a vote-a-rama, though most of the amendments are expected to fail.

After a weekend of setbacks, the Senate is rushing Monday to move ahead with the bill despite a series of challenges.

The hours ahead will be pivotal for the Republicans, who have control of Congress and are racing against Trump’s self-imposed July 4 deadline. The 940-page “ One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” as it is now formally titled, has consumed Congress as its shared priority with the president, with no room politically to fail, even as not all Republicans are on board.

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Coping at the Capitol: Pizza, card games and sneaking away to rest

The Capitol was abuzz at dinnertime as senators continued proceedings on Republicans’ sweeping tax and spending bill.

Card games were played in the reception room, cigars were smoked on the balcony, and many boxes of pizza were carried through the halls of Congress. Many energy drink cans and iced coffees were in hand by all present. Groans about the process, which is likely to extend well into the morning, could be heard from staffers and senators alike.

Some Democrats, who are lobbing one protest amendment after another at the bill, took breaks in hideaways throughout the Capitol to vent with each other and rest.

GOP senators took breaks from the Senate floor as well. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, of Alabama, smoked a cigar on the Capitol terrace at sunset. Other GOP senators took calls and chatted in rooms near the Senate chamber.