House panel advances tax portion of Trump agenda bill after marathon meeting

The House Ways and Means Committee advanced a slew of President Trump’s top tax priorities Wednesday morning, setting the stage for a high-stakes sprint to get the provisions through the GOP’s razor-thin majority.

The panel advanced the legislation — part of the party’s package containing Trump’s legislative agenda — in a party-line 26-19 vote following an hours-long, overnight meeting that featured heated debate, scores of Democratic-led amendments, all of which were rejected, and ample...