Political Storm Over Trump’s Controversial ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Friday, May 30, 2025, 2:22 pm

A razor‐narrow legislative victory has left Trump’s budget bill under relentless fire. Critics at town halls and in Capitol corridors lambaste the “big beautiful bill” for its jaw-dropping margins and late-night maneuvering, turning a budget debate into a high-stakes political slugfest.

foxnews.com / Inside the late-night drama that led to Trump's tax bill passing by 1 vote

House Republicans worked hours into the night on Wednesday and Thursday to pass their "big, beautiful bill."

foxbusiness.com / Trump pushes ‘big, beautiful bill,’ touts economic successes at Pennsylvania steel workers speech

Speaking at a U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump touted his administration’s economic successes and promoted the “big, beautiful" budget bill.

go.com / Republican Sen. Ernst faces boos at contentious town hall

She's the latest GOP lawmaker to get heckled over Trump's "big, beautiful bill."

alternet.org / 'Clearly don't care': Ex-GOP chair slams 'feckless' Republicans for hurting their voters

Having narrowly passed in a 215-214 vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" went to the U.S. Senate for considerations. Trump is claiming that the bill's steep cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are merely…

alternet.org / Republican town halls 'buzzsaw of criticism' as Trump’s 'Big Beautiful Bill' roils the Senate

The Hill reports Republican lawmakers are running ‘into a buzzsaw of criticism’ back home from constituents worried President Donald Trump’s budget proposal will cut too deeply into federal programs. Others are complaining the bill adds trillions of dollars to the federal deficit, against the…

alternet.org / 'Find a new job': Republican senator ripped for 'callous' views on draconian Trump cuts

Opponents of President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" — which narrowly passed in the U.S. House of Representatives, 215-214, and went to the U.S. Senate for consideration — are warning that its cuts to Medicaid will cause millions of Americans to lose their health insurance. Sen. Joni Ernst…

alternet.org / 'An irresponsible approach' Trump’s budget bill is on the verge of transforming what you eat

Early this month, after some equivocation, President Donald Trump briefly endorsed the idea to hike taxes on the wealthiest Americans in his budget proposal to Congress. Economists were quick to point out the meager impact a new millionaire tax bracket would have on the ultra-rich, particularly in…

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