President Donald Trump keeps saying that Republicans’ mega tax and spending cut legislation will eliminate taxes on federal Social Security benefits

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.

Tech entrepreneur and former White House aide Elon Musk called the bill "political suicide" for Republicans, criticizing a provision raising the national debt limit by $5 trillion. Senate Republican leaders, however, have stressed the importance of passage to secure tax breaks and fund key priorities championed by Trump.