Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• 07/04/2025: President Donald Trump’s deadline for the Republican-controlled Congress to pass the massive tax-and-spend bill known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act,

Slow-moving congressional time management faced a test with President Trump's July 4 deadline for "big, beautiful bill," and lawmakers barely made it.

The House on Thursday passed the signature piece of legislation of President Trump's second term, approving his "big, beautiful bill" by a vote of 218 to 214.

The 'Big Beautiful Bill' signed by President Trump promised to eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits. However, the reality is more nuanced, offering significant tax relief but not a complete elimination.

Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill adds $9.9 billion to NASA’s budget, reversing plans to cut the Space Launch System and Orion.

The “big, beautiful bill” is heading to President Trump’s desk. House Republicans passed the core of Trump’s domestic policy agenda Thursday afternoon — including sweeping tax cuts, a crackdown on

The sweeping bill that will cut taxes and impact funding to social programs was passed in the House by a vote of 218-214 on Thursday, July 3.

The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 51-50, with Vice President Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. In the House, the bill passed by a vote of 218-214.

Congressional Republicans are looking to take a second bite of the apple with a ‘big, beautiful bill’ 2.0 in the fall, but fiscal hawks are skeptical that a second bill would provide the steep cuts they are looking for.