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The 'Big Beautiful Bill' Will Add $2.4 Trillion to the Deficit

That total will rise to about $3 trillion once the interest costs of more borrowing are included.

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‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ gets even uglier as budget office finds higher debt and more Americans losing healthcare

One Big Beautiful Disaster

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Belated Republican Objections to the One Big Beautiful Bill Glide Over Its Blatant Fiscal Irresponsibility

House members who discovered objectionable elements only after voting for the package nevertheless underline the unseemly haste of the legislative process.

Reason

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Time and voters will determine who is right in current Medicaid fight - Roll Call

Over a year from the 2026 midterms, it's too soon to say if Medicaid changes will prove politically popular or hurt Republicans in Congress.

Roll Call

16 million lose insurance under budget bill, other policies: CBO - Roll Call

Estimate comes as Senate Republicans began conference-wide briefings Wednesday on how they plan to modify the $2.4 trillion House package.

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Budget office warns 10.9 million in U.S. could lose health care under Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

The legislation would also explode the debt by $2.4 trillion and decrease tax revenue by $3.7 trillion over the next 10 years, the audit found.

The Independent UK

Trump’s tax bill would add $2.4tn to US debt, says non-partisan analysis

The Congressional Budget Office warns Trump’s ‘one big, beautiful bill’ will leave 10.9 million uninsured by 2034

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CBO sees lower deficits from tariffs, but with big caveats - Roll Call

The analysis came before federal court decisions on tariffs last week and doesn’t account for potential changes to tariff policy.

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CBO pegs 'big, beautiful' bill price tag at $2.4T - Roll Call

The House GOP budget bill would increase deficits and result in nearly 11 million individuals losing access to health insurance, CBO found.

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‘Disgusting abomination’: Why is Elon Musk slamming Trump’s budget bill?

Musk’s criticism underscores the divide among conservatives over the bill, which could ramp up US debt.

Al Jazeera

Elon Musk is on a national debt crusade after slamming Trump's spending bill

Jamie Dimon, Warren Buffett, Ray Dalio, Jerome Powell—and now Elon Musk, are all sounding the alarm on America's national debt.

Fortune

It's Rand Paul and Elon Musk vs. Donald Trump Over the 'Big Beautiful Bill'

Paul said he refuses to support "maintaining Biden spending levels," and Musk said the Trump-backed tax bill is "a disgusting abomination."

Reason

‘The best healthcare is a job’: Senator John Thune sparks outrage as he shrugs off Medicaid cut concerns to push Trump’s megabill

The CBO approximates 4.8 million will be kicked out of Medicaid.

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Elon Musk leaves a mess for Trump and Mike Johnson with DOGE exit

ANALYSIS: Analysis: Musk’s deficit comments give conservatives the political cover they’d need to defy Trump and the White House, writes John Bowden

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Checking the math on White House, GOP claims about ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ - Roll Call

Republicans say the 'big beautiful bill' will reduce the deficit, but economists say making the tax cuts permanent will do the opposite.

Fortune

Trump is going to get 'punched in the face' by markets if he pushes through spending bill without a plan for national debt and tariffs, says Wharton professor

Republicans argue that growth is the best way to rebalance America’s books, but economists fear that tax cuts may be the final nail in the coffin for national debt.

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‘Freeloaders’: House Speaker Mike Johnson’s mask slips as he casually admits wanting Americans in ‘every district’ to lose their Medicaid

Johnson seems entirely comfortable with the idea of his constituents losing coverage.

The Guardian - US

Top Republicans threaten to block Trump’s spending bill if national debt is not reduced

Prominent US senators warn Trump to ‘get serious’ about addressing budget deficit or they will block ‘beautiful bill’

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Republican cuts to food and health benefits ‘will kill’, advocacy groups warn

Provisions in Trump’s ‘beautiful bill’ include plans to cut billions of dollars in food and health benefits to the poor

Kiplinger

Tax Reconciliation Bill Could Trigger $500 Billion in Mandatory Medicare Cuts

The deficits caused by the tax bill would trigger the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 and force billions in cuts to Medicare. However, Congress can block the implementation of the cuts.

The Guardian - US

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ spending bill, from tax cuts to mass deportations

All the key points laid out in the US president’s House-approved sweeping bill as it awaits Senate consideration

Reason

Trump's Prescription Price Controls Would Lead to Fewer New Drugs

The executive order is likely unconstitutional, but if implemented as written, it would be detrimental to the American health care market.

The Guardian - US

The new Trump-led tax bill promises an American ‘golden age’ – that conveniently ends with his presidency

Tax relief contained within One Big Beautiful Bill Act would expire when president leaves office – what happens then?

The Independent UK

To save Trump’s ‘one big, beautiful bill,’ Republicans disregard the math

ANALYSIS: Analysis: The leadership doesn’t like the debt-exploding numbers of Donald Trump’s proposal exposed by the Congressional Budget Office, Eric Garcia writes

Space

U.S. Space Force general to lead Trump's $175 billion Golden Dome space defense program

U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a plan for his ambitious "Golden Dome" missile defense shield this week, stating it will cost $175 billion and take some three years to develop.

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