U.S. Senate Republicans were trying to pass President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill on Monday, despite divisions within the party about its expected $3.3 trillion hit to the nation's debt pile.

Entering the final stretch of an arduous process, the Republican-controlled Senate began voting Monday on amendments to President Donald Trump's massive tax cut and spending bill, with the goal of passing it later in the day.

Deadline: Trump told Congress to get the bill passed by July 4, but with a 53-seat majority in the Senate and several holdouts, the vote is expected to come down to the wire. A GOP senator announced his retirement after Trump attacks. The Trump administration notified Harvard of civil rights violations.