Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' becomes law
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The "big, beautiful bill" signed into law by President Trump last week will allow him to dramatically expand his immigration crackdown.
The bill will cap total medical loans at $200,000 — far below the more than $300,000 median cost of attending medical school.
Democratic lawmakers from New Hampshire unite against President Donald Trump's $3.4 trillion bill, but the party's progressive base is "frustrated" with the lack of action in the fight against the Republican package.
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In the classic Schoolhouse Rock song “I’m Just a Bill,” the bill laments the prospect of waiting with other bills, hoping to become a law. But President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” didn’t have to wait—it sped through Congress in recent days and landed on his desk in time for him to sign it into law by his July 4 deadline.
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Professional poker players and sports bettors, and a handful of members of Congress, are demanding a change to the massive tax and spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law last week, arguing that a provision tucked into the measure late in the legislative process unfairly taxes gamblers on “phantom” winnings.
From the Republican leadership’s vantage, this comprehensive legislation was a response to voters’ clear direction in the last election — an end to Biden-era policies and a new focus on lower inflation and higher wages so family budgets could recover from the economic policies of the previous four years.
The lengthy spending and tax bill was signed into law by Trump on July 4. Here's when some measures take effect.
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Radio host Charlamagne claimed GOP support for the controversial Big Beautiful Bill despite political risks signals future elections might not be "free and fair."