KIMBERLEY STRASSEL: The GOP Tax-Bill Endgame: Don’t let the dire reporting fool you. Republicans are closing in on a legislative win. “The evidence that Republicans are close to sealing their tax-and-spending-cut megabill? The number of members claiming they are a ‘no.’ The Senate Finance Committee’s Monday release of its portion of the reconciliation bill was the final piece of the negotiation puzzle—all major positions are now staked. With Republicans intent on settling final intraparty disputes via a Senate product, members know now is the moment to make a last push for priorities. So don’t mistake the meaning of those “no” threats. The press will delight this coming week in claiming they represent deep division and imminent collapse. Consider them instead negotiating positions, members’ last efforts to notch their respective wins. And even these demands are somewhat on the edges. Sources report that most House and Senate Republicans are generally comfortable with the broad planks of the bill. The horse trading instead centers on more granular policy questions.”

Plus: “Here is a Democratic trend to watch: Prominent liberal politicians impeding federal agents who are attempting to arrest migrants, public displays of obstruction that are gaining steam. Though whether this is the “new look” Democrats want to present when it comes to the immigration issue is highly debatable.”