Trump has dubbed it the “one big, beautiful bill.” The GOP lawmakers who oppose the legislation wanted deeper spending cuts. As written, the bill would have added trillions of dollars to the ...

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The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a megabill enacting much of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second-term policy agenda, such as slashing domestic spending ...

We are now in the range where the House could potentially debate and vote on the "big, beautiful bill." A vote could come as early as later today or tonight. That may still be a little optimistic ...