Senate passes Trump's big bill with Medicaid changes; House battle is next Vice President JD Vance provided the critical tie-breaking vote to get Trump's bill across the finish line. GOP lawmakers question the feasibility of the July 4 deadline for Trump's "big, beautiful bill" as House and Senate members debate key provisions on Medicaid funding and SALT deductions. Lawmakers are racing against the clock to finalize the package by Trump's self-imposed July Fourth deadline. Vice President JD Vance (C) arrives during a vote-a-rama at the U.S. Capitol, on July 1 President Trump said Thursday that he hopes his “big beautiful bill” passes by July 4. Getty Images. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act can pass without any Democratic support under special budget President Donald Trump has the chance to accelerate his political momentum and tighten his power grip on the country by driving his most significant piece of second-term legislation through President Donald Trump has taken a more flexible approach regarding the self-imposed deadline of July 4th for the approval of his ambitious legislative package, the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act A handful of hard-line House conservatives are threatening to tank a Wednesday procedural vote for the party’s reconciliation bill, a revolt that would bring the lower chamber to a screeching President Donald Trump's pressure comes as the bill still faces an uphill climb ahead of Republicans' self-imposed July 4 deadline. President Donald Trump has admonished Republicans, who hold majority power in the House and Senate, to skip their holiday vacations and deliver the bill by the Fourth of July. Senate Republicans’ plan to pass President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” by their self-imposed July 4 holiday deadline is facing a major setback. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump wants his “big, beautiful” bill of tax breaks and spending cuts on his desk to be signed into law by the Fourth of July, and he’s pushing the slow-rolling Senate to make it happen sooner rather than later. The so-called "One, Big Beautiful Bill" passed on July 1 on a 51-50 vote after three Republicans defected, requiring Vice President JD Vance to break the tie in a dramatic flourish and send the President Trump said Friday the July 4 deadline he set for Congress to pass his “big, beautiful bill” could have some wiggle room, backing off of pressure on Republicans. The Fourth of July boycott takes aim at the Trump administration, urging Americans to stay silent on the patriotic holiday. Here's what to know. The House was scheduled to be in recess this week for the 4th of July, but lawmakers are now expected to vote tomorrow on whether to send the sweeping policy bill to President Trump’s desk Trump urges senators to get his big tax bill done by July 4th 1 of 6 | Some U.S. Senators want to make changes to President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, like making additional cuts to Medicaid and not raising the debt limit. (AP Video by Nathan Ellgren) The House advance the Trump agenda bill on a 219-213 vote after most of the Republican holdouts flipped their votes to support the rule. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., was the only Republican to Live Updates: Around 11 a.m. CT, the Senate passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill" act, with Vice President JD Vance as the tie-breaking vote. Follow along with the live blog here. But after a long President Trump has made a special Fourth of July announcement. The President of the United States, unsurprisingly, loves the American holiday. President Trump, 79, announced on social media his America celebrates its 250th birthday on July 4, 2026. In honor, President Donald Trump launched America250. Here's what we know.
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