Defying opposition within his ranks, House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted late Wednesday that Republicans would march ahead on their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package after a lengthy White House meeting with GOP holdouts refusing to back the bill.

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said he would bring President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending bill for a vote as soon as Wednesday night, in a sign that he may have quelled objections from fellow Republicans who have imperiled its passage.