Congressional Republicans will face an uphill battle to get a second reconciliation bill across the finish line before the 2026 midterm elections.

Republicans have been weighing for months what they might include in a second tax and spending bill and, most recently, are considering putting elements of a voter ID bill President Donald Trump wants to see passed into the party-line budget bill.

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