The conservative hard-liners who’ve helped to hold up the Republicans’ domestic agenda appear ready to support the massive package after a furious pressure campaign from President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).

After meeting with Trump at the White House on Wednesday afternoon, and then huddling together afterward on Capitol Hill, the members of the far-right Freedom Caucus emerged to say they’re on the cusp of supporting the package — if a laundry list of changes promised by the White House is reflected in the final proposal.

“I feel a lot more certain that we’re on the same page, and so I think we’re moving forward in a better direction,” Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.), who attended the White House meeting, told reporters after huddling with Freedom Caucus members in the Longworth Office Building near the Capitol.

“We’re in the very final stages of ironing things out,” Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) echoed. “We’re polishing the edges of arguably the most significant piece of legislation that has ever come through this body.”

The newfound enthusiasm among the hard-liners appears to stem from assurances Trump and Johnson made during the White House meeting, including a promise from the president to issue more executive orders addressing some of the spending concerns the conservatives couldn’t secure in the........

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