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Republicans pass major bill, deliver win for Trump

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U.S. Republicans have passed a major legislative package, dubbed the "One Big Beautiful Bill," giving President Donald Trump the biggest legislative victory of his second term.

After weeks of closed-door negotiations over the sprawling text — and several day-and-night debates — the House of Representatives narrowly approved a final version of the bill Thursday, following a razor-thin vote in the Senate.

Trump is set to sign the bill into law on Friday, July 4, Independence Day.

The 869-page package includes wide-ranging reforms touching on tax policy, immigration, energy, social welfare, and national defense. Below are some key provisions:

Taxes

  • Income tax cuts passed under Trump's first term become permanent.

  • Creates new tax deductions for tips and overtime pay — a major Trump campaign pledge — but only through 2028.

  • Allows businesses to immediately deduct research and development expenses.

  • Temporarily quadruples a tax deduction for state and local taxes (SALT).

Immigration crackdown

  • Allocates $46.5 billion for border infrastructure, including wall construction.

  • Provides $45 billion to create additional migrant detention facilities with 100,000 beds.

  • Funds the hiring of 10,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.

  • Creates new fines for asylum seekers and migrants caught attempting illegal entry.

Clean energy cuts

  • Rolls back clean energy tax credits from former President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act.

  • Phases out federal subsidies for new wind and solar energy projects unless they enter service before 2028 or begin construction within one year of the bill’s enactment.

  • Ends the $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicle purchases after Sept. 30, 2025 — drawing particular ire from Trump’s former top ally, Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

  • Establishes a new tax credit for producing metallurgical coal, largely used in steel production.

Debt limit

  • Increases the nation’s borrowing limit by $5 trillion — a bitter pill for some Republican fiscal hawks.

Safety net programs

  • Implements new restrictions on welfare programs for the poor and disabled, particularly Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

  • Requires able-bodied individuals under age 65 without young children to work at least 80 hours per month to qualify for Medicaid or SNAP.

  • Creates a $50 billion, five-year fund to support rural hospitals, partially offsetting broader cuts.

Women’s health

  • Blocks federal funding to Planned Parenthood for one year, a frequent target of GOP lawmakers over its abortion services.

Other provisions

  • Establishes savings accounts for newborns with $1,000 deposits, called “Trump Accounts.”

  • Allocates $25 billion for Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense initiative.

  • Boosts space programs, including $10 billion for a Mars mission and $325 million to decommission the International Space Station.

  • Imposes a new tax on the endowments of wealthy universities.

Trump and congressional Republicans have hailed the legislation as a “historic win” for conservative governance, though the bill is expected to face legal and political challenges in the coming months.