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Trump news at a glance: a senator quits, the ‘big beautiful bill’ loses its name – but senate still passes Trump’s megabill

Republican senate majority leader, John Thune, center, with senators John Barrasso, left, and Mike Crapo.
Republican senate majority leader, John Thune, center, with senators John Barrasso, left, and Mike Crapo. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA

After days of deliberations that went late into the night on Tuesday, the Senate passed Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts megabill, taking the deeply divisive piece of legislation one step closer to becoming law.

At the 11th hour, minority Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer won a small victory in having the name of Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” stricken, but it wasn’t enough to stop its passage – the act was passed just minutes later.

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