In Washington, Congressional Republicans, including all from Texas, passed what President Trump has called the "big, beautiful bill." It makes permanent the tax cuts approved during the President's first term.

One Republican said there’s enough resistance in the Senate to halt Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" unless there are significant changes.

After the House passed President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” by a single vote on Thursday, the Senate is

President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” passed the House on Thursday after lawmakers wrestled with the legislation during an all-night session. The GOP spending bill now rests before a weary upper chamber as Medicaid reforms and deficit expansion remain concerns for Senate Republicans.

The bill, which Republicans will be working to pass over the next several weeks, is the centerpiece of Trump's legislative agenda.

As the 2026 midterms loom, voters are restless and eager to penalize those in power. Every election starting with 2006, with the exception of 2012, has been a change election.

Others, including Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), have voiced similar concerns about the bill’s steep cost, worrying that it is “mortgaging our children's future.”

Republicans are touting House passage of a megabill to fund Trump’s agenda as a win for Americans. Democrats slam it as benefiting the rich and hurting low-income people.