Though it remains hard to imagine that a Republican-controlled Congress will deny Donald Trump much of anything he wants at this point, the president’s megabill is in some peril in the Senate as of this morning. Over the weekend, Majority Leader John Thune’s margin for error narrowed when North Carolina’s Thom Tillis announced he would not run for reelection, neutering Trump’s threats to sponsor a primary challenge against him. Tillis combined that announcement with harsh criticism of the bill, particularly its Medicaid cuts, so everyone concluded that meant two Republican votes against it, since

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