TRUMPS BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL

A sprawling budget bill in the US Senate could cut healthcare for nearly 12 million Americans and add nearly $3.3tn in new debt.

The assessment from the Congressional Budget Office, a non-partisan federal agency, is all but certain to complicate Republicans’ efforts to pass Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” in the coming days.

It narrowly cleared a preliminary vote on Saturday. Party leaders scrambled to win over lawmakers concerned about debt and the bill’s healthcare cuts, among other issues.

Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina had announced yesterday that he would not seek reelection after voting against the president’s signature legislation.