Congressional Republicans emerged from a five-hour meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday without a deal on how to extend his sweeping tax cuts, though senior lawmakers said they believed they were close to agreement.

Fiscal hawks are demanding deeper cuts on major tax, energy and healthcare package that would advance key Trump administration priorities.

The fate of the Trump tax cuts may hang in the balance — but it is crucial for Congressional Republicans to extend them. It's what the President wants and the House and Senate must not stand in the way.

Congressional Republicans emerged from a five-hour meeting with President Donald Trump on Thursday without having reached an deal on how to extend his sweeping tax cuts, though senior lawmakers said they believed they were close to agreement.

President Donald Trump met with Republican lawmakers to discuss budget deadlines and tax cuts, aiming to fulfill campaign promises.

WASHINGTON—House Republicans, struggling with their narrow majority and lawmakers’ demands for spending cuts, are considering an extension of President Trump’s expiring tax cuts that would last for as little as five years.

President Donald Trump is meeting privately with congressional Republicans at the White House on Thursday as his allies on Capitol Hill are arguing with themselves over the size, scope and details of his “big,