About 40 minutes from the time that Republican leaders told senators to take their seats in the chamber in anticipation of a final vote on Trump's megabill, Republican leaders like Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso are still not on the floor.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Tuesday morning that he thinks he has a deal with Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) to pass President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” — but