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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eric Garcia

Trump’s agenda passed its first hurdle. Now comes the hard part

On Tuesday evening, it looked like Donald Trump’s agenda would face its first major setback.

House Speaker Mike Johnson had called for a vote on a budget resolution to allow lawmakers to pass the “one big, beautiful bill” the president is seeking with an increase in defense spending, border security and increased energy exploration, alongside extending the tax cuts that Trump signed in 2017.

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