Thune's risky to-do list

• Thune was blindsided Tuesday night by Trump calling for Congress to end the CHIPs Act, which gives federal incentives to build semiconductor plants in the U.S. "There were a lot of Republicans ... who voted for it," Thune told reporters Wednesday.
• Trump said he wants border funds "without delay." That's the Senate plan, but Trump sided with the House plan instead.
• Thune told Axios on Wednesday: Now "what we were trying to get done here, seems like what he's asking for."

Zoom in: Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) are new skeptics of the Senate's plan to make Trump's 2017 tax cuts permanent — and cost $0.

• "It's not clear at this point at least how we might proceed on that," Thune told reporters Wednesday. "Part of it will be determined by making sure all our members are on board."

🤑 The House is also pushing on the debt ceiling. House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.) warned Wednesday the ceiling may hit early if tax revenues are soft.

• The Senate wants to deal with it separately, instead of the House approach of adding it to reconciliation.

The intrigue: To add to the list, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is pitching a sweeping rescission package — and Elon Musk is thrilled about the idea.

• "We'll see," Thune said when asked about it. "I mean, obviously, a rescission package has to be submitted by the White House."