House Passes Sweeping Domestic Policy Bill Advancing Trump Agenda

The GOP-controlled House of Representatives narrowly passed a sweeping domestic policy package advancing President Donald Trump's agenda, including extensions of the 2017 tax cuts, military funding increases, and mass deportation efforts, alongside significant spending cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and clean energy tax credits. The legislation, hailed by Trump as the "big, beautiful bill," also raises the debt ceiling by $4 trillion but faces continued challenges in the Republican-led Senate. The passage followed intense negotiations and internal GOP conflicts, particularly with conservative factions like the House Freedom Caucus opposing cuts to Medicaid and clean energy programs. Trump personally intervened to rally support among holdout Republicans, aiming to overcome resistance from hardliners concerned about deficit impacts and policy details. Despite these divisions, GOP leaders, including Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise, expressed confidence in moving the bill forward, though acknowledged ongoing political balancing within the narrow GOP majority. The bill's future now hinges on Senate approval, with congressional leaders seeking to finalize it by July 4.