House Republicans worked through the night on Wednesday to consolidate support from wary members for the party’s massive and controversial megabill that President Donald Trump and his supporters have dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill. But the final vote for the $4.5 trillion in tax cuts was delayed for hours by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who utilized a quirk of the chamber’s rules to deliver an hourslong speech from the House floor denouncing the bill and warning of its impacts.

Jeffries took the floor at 4:53 a.m., taking advantage of the chamber’s so-called magic minute, which allows House leaders to speak for an unlimited period of time during debate rather than be restrained by the typical time limits enforced on members. By 1:26 p.m., Jeffries had beaten the record for the longest House floor speech, set........

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