Story highlights Trump lunched with Senate Republicans to help lobby for the planHe's hoping to win enough GOP support to pass a tax reform measureProgramming note: Sens. Bernie Sanders, Ted Cruz, Tim Scott and Maria Cantwell battle over tax reform in a live CNN debate at 9 p.m. Trump succeeded in winning over holdout senators who had raised doubts about the tax legislation. A day of political drama underscored the intense year-end maneuvering as Trump and Republicans chase long-awaited political victories after a tumultuous 10 months since his inauguration and Democrats seek to leverage their own top issues. He later described the meeting as a "love fest" and said the caucus was united.

Source: CNN November 28, 2017 17:48 UTC