Congressional Republicans are halfway through a critical four-week stretch for passing President Trump’s legislative priorities — and they are behind the eight-ball. On the House side, leaders are

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was "OK" with raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans, as his fellow Republicans consider scaling back the scope of the ambitious tax-cut package they aim to pass this year.

Trump said Friday he "would love" to be able to pay more in taxes to give a break to lower income earners, a departure from Republican reticence to raising taxes.