House passes Trump-backed bill, tightening his grip on the Republican Party despite backlash over debt and cuts to Medicaid.

On a late February evening, President Trump sealed the deal for the first vote on his “one big, beautiful bill” with a conversation that brought one House Republican to tears. And into the wee

Trump's "big, beautiful bill" contains an array of tax and spending measures. Tax cuts Trump introduced in 2017 would be made permanent, while state and local tax deductions would increase from $10,000 to $40,000—primarily benefiting those living in high-tax states.