Live updates: Senate Republicans eye afternoon megabill vote as Hawley gets to 'yes'

The Senate on Saturday is eyeing an afternoon procedural vote to advance President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” as internal squabbles and parliamentarian rulings cast doubt on its passage ahead of a self-imposed July 4 deadline. 

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley (R) is the first GOP holdout to announce he will back the latest form of the bill despite previously expressing concern about deep cuts to Medicaid. 

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Friday noted that the schedule could still be subject to change and called the vote “aspirational."

”All of it depends on …[we’ve] got a few things we’re waiting on, outcomes from the parliamentarian. If we can get some of those questions, issues landed then my expectation is at some point, yeah, tomorrow we’ll be ready to go,” Thune told reporters.

It is still unclear whether Republicans have enough support to advance the bill and what the final reconciliation package even looks like. 

Trump opted to stay in Washington to focus on getting the GOP megabill closer to the finish line. As of midday Saturday, he is at his golf course in Virginia. 

The crucial weekend on Capitol Hill comes after the Trump administration received a major victory with the Supreme Court's decision to effectively block judges from issuing nationwide injunctions.

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