Trump's new tax bill explained
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The massive budget bill passed by the House includes new tax breaks for tipped workers and those who get overtime.
President Trump's domestic policy bill, dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, was passed by the House of Representatives in a 215-214 vote early Thursday morning. The vote comes after days of negotiations among legislators.
House and Senate leaders are broadly aligned on the tax bill and have been meeting regularly to avoid points of conflict. But Senate Republicans made clear the compromise, a product of frenzied last-minute negotiations, must be negotiated again after it passed the House by a single vote on Thursday.
The House of Representatives passed the “one big, beautiful bill” Thursday morning, but not before the House Rules committee introduced
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Millions of low-income Americans, including families with children, could lose their food stamp benefits under House Republicans’ newly passed tax and spending cuts package, according to a Congressional Budget Office analysis released Thursday.
Bond investors see a lot to be worried about from Washington policy. That could have repercussions for taxpayers.
The fate of the state and local tax deduction, or SALT, is dividing lawmakers by geography as well as politics.