Trump privately pressed Johnson to increase the tax rate on the highest earners and close the so-called carried interest loophole.

Reverting the top tax rate to 39.6% would affect those making millions of dollars, a proposal Speaker Johnson hasn't been warm to.

As Republican leaders draft President Donald Trump’s big bill of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, dozens of more moderate Republicans from contested congressional districts have positioned themselves at the center of the negotiating table.