Taiwan, Tuna Tax Relief Are in Flux After Omission From GOP Bill

As the GOP’s $3.4 trillion tax-and-spending bill seems headed toward passage, backers of some policies that didn’t make it in—from normalization of tax relations with Taiwan to extending a bipartisan work credit—will ramp up lobbying before the next campaign season begins.

House Republicans are expected to pass the legislation carrying much of President Donald Trump’s agenda later on Thursday, after the president made a series of unclear promises to holdouts who’d griped over issues from the deficit impact to Medicaid cuts. Early Thursday morning, House Republicans cleared a key procedural hurdle to move forward with the package, losing only one ...