Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville predicted Democrats would pick up 40 seats in the 2026 midterms after the GOP-led House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump 's "One Big Beautiful Bill" this week. Newsweek reached out to the NRCC for comment via email.

Conservative political commentator Bill O’Reilly predicted the GOP tax and spending bill will improve the economy, thereby boosting Republicans’ chances in the midterm elections. In an interview on NewsNation’s “Cuomo,

The bill is deeply unpopular - with nearly 2-to-1 opposition, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll conducted in June.

US Congress has voted to approve Donald Trump's signature tax and spending bill, in a major win for the President. Two Republican House Representatives voted against the bill.

While there were no changes made to the legislative text of President Donald Trump’s megabill after it came back from the Senate, some House Republican holdouts said the president made promises to get their votes.