Senate Republicans voted late Saturday to move forward with President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" — clearing a significant hurdle and setting up a lengthy weekend to pass the legislation. Why it matters: After days of heated debate and complaints,

The Senate is working to tie up loose ends on President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” ahead of a high-stakes vote planned for Saturday. Republicans left a Friday lunch telling reporters the Senate would vote at noon to advance the legislation,

The procedural vote was held open for more than three hours as GOP leaders worked to convince holdouts to let the package move to the floor.