President Donald Trump keeps saying that Republicans' mega tax and spending cut legislation will eliminate taxes on federal Social Security benefits. It does not. At best, Trump's “no tax on Social Security” claim exaggerates the benefits to seniors if either the House or Senate-passed proposals is signed into law.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and his lieutenants still have work to do with the House to meet a July 4 deadline to get the tax bill to President Donald Trump's desk for his signing. (Tom Brenner/For The Washington Post) You could argue that the easy part is over.

The president's spending bill came down to the wire with three Republican senators ultimately choosing not to support his cuts.