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.
President Donald Trump's newly signed One Big Beautiful Bill is facing strong public backlash, with new polling showing that his approval rating for the sweeping measure has dropped underwater just days after he signed it into law.
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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The bill will cap total medical loans at $200,000 — far below the more than $300,000 median cost of attending medical school.
What the bill does do is provide a temporary tax deduction of up to $6,000 for seniors aged 65 and older. The tax break is available to people with an adjusted gross incomes of $75,000 or less and $150,000 or less for couples filing jointly. The deduction is set to expire in at the end of 2028.
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.
Contained in the new federal spending law formerly known as the "Big Beautiful Bill" is funding for 17 icebreakers, 21 cutters, more than 40 helicopters and six large patrol airplanes, Coast Guard officials said.