Senate Passes Trump Tax-Spending Bill After Tiebreak

The U.S. Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act,' a sweeping tax and spending package, by a 51-50 vote after Vice President JD Vance broke the tie, with critical support from Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski following intense overnight negotiations. Three Republicans—Susan Collins, Thom Tillis, and Rand Paul—joined all Democrats in opposition. The bill includes permanent extensions of Trump-era tax cuts, significant rollbacks of green energy credits, $350 billion in increased funding for border security and mass deportation, and controversial Medicaid cuts. The Congressional Budget Office projects the bill would add $3.3 trillion to the national debt, drawing criticism from both hardline and moderate Republicans over fiscal responsibility and reductions to the social safety net. Due to Senate changes, the bill now returns to the House, where further partisan challenges are expected before the July 4 deadline. Trump and Republican leaders are promoting the bill as a key fulfillment of their policy agenda.