US EditionSenate Votes to Move Forward on Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill,’ Though Measure’s Fate Remains in Question
- Senate Republicans narrowly cleared a key procedural vote late Saturday to advance President Donald Trump's tax and spending bill ahead of the July 4 deadline.
- The 940-page bill combines tax breaks, spending cuts including reductions to Medicaid and food stamps, and increased immigration enforcement, with some cost-saving provisions removed by the Senate parliamentarian.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune urged Republicans to pass the bill citing priorities like tax relief, reliable energy, and waste reduction, while dissent persists over cuts to social programs and healthcare.
- The 51-49 party-line vote included two Republicans in opposition, and Vice President JD Vance stood ready to break a tie, with the bill requiring another House vote before potentially reaching Trump's desk.
- Republicans must navigate internal opposition and legislative complexity as they work through late-night debates to meet the Independence Day deadline and prevent expiration of major tax breaks next year.
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Donald Trump not only wants his huge tax and spending law to be "one, big and pretty" ('One Big Beautiful Bill' is the name he has given him). He also wants it to come within the deadline he has demanded of Congress. The President of the United States likes to add symbolic weight to his achievements and has demanded that this omnibus law, which will give legislative framework to much of his political agenda, reach his desk in the Oval Office so …
Debate underway in Senate on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’, estimated to add $3.3 trillion to US debt
The GOP leaders are rushing to meet Trump’s July 4 deadline to pass the bill but have been unable to garner enough support to cross the procedural hurdle in a tense scene on Saturday.
Key Big Beautiful Bill differences that the House and Senate will have to reconcile – CLG News
Key Big Beautiful Bill differences that the House and Senate will have to reconcile | 29 June 2025 | The Senate version of President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” that passed a key procedural vote late Saturday has some big differences to the version the House approved. Two Republican Senators — Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Rand Paul (R-KY) were the lone GOP holdouts in the 51-49 vote after caucus leadership spent hours rallying support for the mul…
Senate Moves One Big Beautiful Bill to the Floor
The Senate is in the midst of up to 20 hours of floor debate on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act after Senate Democrats had clerks read the entire 940-page bill aloud for 16 hours starting Saturday night. Senate Republicans managed to advance the bill Saturday evening despite a three-hour voting standstill as holdout senators negotiated with their colleagues both on and off the floor. Vice President JD Vance was present at the U.S. Capitol Satur…
Senate advances Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' and protesters try new tactics in L.A.: Weekend Rundown
The Republican-led Senate late Saturday advanced a sweeping domestic policy package for President Donald Trump’s agenda after a dramatic hourslong vote, moving it one step closer to passage
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