The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday advanced President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill, a procedural step setting the stage for possible passage of the legislation in a vote expected later in the day.

Congress has passed President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," while contending with GOP factions and razor-thin majorities.

House Republican leaders are sprinting toward a vote on President Donald Trump's tax and spending cuts package. What's in the bill? Tax cuts, money for deportions and defense and cuts to Medicaid.