By David Morgan, Richard Cowan and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Even before the last vote on U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill was counted, Republicans and Democrats in Congress began gaming out how to use it to gain an edge in the 2026 midterm elections.

President Donald Trump's tax-cut package cleared its final hurdle in the U.S. Congress on Thursday, as the Republican-controlled House of Representatives narrowly approved the massive bill and sent it to him to sign into law.

President Donald Trump's major tax cut and spending bill passed the House on Thursday, but not without some Republican opposition.