• After Push on Taxes, Republicans Line Up Welfare Revamp Next

    Trump and GOP lawmakers ready to kick off fight to overhaul social programs

    WASHINGTON—As Republicans near the finish line on a long-sought tax overhaul, President Donald Trump has committed them to taking up a welfare-revamp fight next.

    Mr. Trump has repeatedly said he is interested in kick-starting a debate around means-tested social programs, with allies seeing significant political rewards from taking up the issue even without a clear-cut goal.

    “Does...

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