President-elect Donald J. Trump has waffled on his preferences for how his party tackles his agenda, adding to the uncertainty for Republicans.

Missouri residents may soon pay a flat 4% state income tax, under a plan advanced by Republican lawmakers who want to eventually eliminate the tax. At the same time, the GOP proposal would give the General Assembly the power to impose sales taxes on an array of previously untaxed services – everything from massages to furnace maintenance.

Extending all of the 2017 tax law could add close to $5 trillion to the national debt. To offset the cost, Trump and Republicans are considering these policies.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, the Senate Budget Committee Chairman, said this in opposition to House Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to combine almost all of the Trump agenda into a single "big, beautiful" budget reconciliation package to vote on around April: "To the tax cut wing of the party,

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) raised his voice at Republicans who want to pass tax cuts at the same time as border security measures. While speaking to Fox News host Maria Bartiromo on Sunday, Graham accused some Republicans of "playing Russian roulette.