Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) told senators to buckle up for a long weekend of votes on the "One Big, Beautiful Bill" Act -- and has enlisted the help of President Donald Trump to lobby Republicans to get on board with the controversial legislation.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune expects to start voting Friday on President Trump's "one big, beautiful bill," he told Axios in an exclusive interview on Tuesday. Why it matters: This would have them voting into the weekend,

Senate Republicans are straining to meet a July 4 deadline to pass President Donald Trump ‘s “big, beautiful bill” as a flurry of last-minute negotiations and legislative changes threaten to delay a final vote.