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Trump’s big tax bill has passed the House. Here’s what’s inside it​

By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO
Updated 6:07 AM CDT, May 22, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans early Thursday took a major step forward on President Donald Trump’s agenda, approving a legislative package that combines tax breaks, spending cuts, border security funding and other priorities.

House committees labored for months on the bill, which underwent late changes to win over holdouts in the Republican conference. It exceeds 1,000 pages and is titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a nod to Trump himself.

Republicans made one last round of revisions before the bill reached the House floor, boosting the state and local tax deduction to win over centrists and speeding up the work requirements in Medicaid to win over those who didn’t believe the bill did enough to curb spending.

Here’s a look at what’s in the legislative package, which is expected to undergo more changes when it goes to the Senate.

Tax cuts for individuals and businesses
Republicans look to make permanent the individual income and estate tax cuts passed in Trump’s first term, in 2017, plus enact promises he made on the 2024 campaign trail to not tax tips, overtime and interest on some auto loans.

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Federal judge blocks Trump administration from revoking international students' legal status

The order prevents students from being arrested, detained or transported based on their legal status until their case is resolved.
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Here's the late changes Republicans made to Trump's big bill

Republicans have made several late changes to their tax cut and immigration bill. The revisions were unveiled late Wednesday evening, just before the House launched into an all-night session to debate and vote on the legislation.
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House Republicans pass Trump's big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after all-night session

House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package. Speaker Mike Johnson defied the skeptics within his ranks and muscled President Donald Trump’s priority bill to approval Thursday.
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Ambassador to Ukraine who resigned under Trump administration may run for Congress in Michigan

Bridget Brink, who resigned from her post as ambassador to Kyiv due to policy differences with President Trump, could run for Congress in Michigan.
www.cbsnews.com

Trump administration terminates Harvard's student visa program

The Department of Homeland Security revokes Harvard's student visa program due to protests and refusal to hand over records, forcing foreign students to transfer or lose legal status in the U.S.
www.foxnews.com

Senate clears way to block clean air standards in California, including vehicle emission rules

Senate Republicans have voted to establish a new precedent that will allow them to roll back clean air standards in California, including a rule phasing out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.
apnews.com

Senate likely to change House-passed megabill advancing Trump’s agenda

Clearing the House is just the first hurdle for the bill, which will also have to pass muster with a Senate Republican conference that is telegraphing changes ahead.
abcnews.go.com

Trump photo of dead 'White farmers' is from Congo, not South Africa, Reuter's video shows

President Donald Trump falsely cited a Reuters video from Congo as proof of "White genocide" during a meeting with the South African president.
www.usatoday.com

Supreme Court declines to reinstate independent agency board members fired by President Donald Trump

The Supreme Court has declined to reinstate independent agency board members fired by President Donald Trump.
apnews.com

New Oklahoma high school curriculum includes 'Big Lie' right-wing conspiracy theory

Oklahoma's new curriculum includes Trump 2020 election conspiracies that are expected to be taught as facts.
www.usatoday.com

White House purges transcripts of Trump's remarks from its website

The White House told NBC News it has decided to post only videos. There still is one transcript remaining online, however: Trump's inaugural address.
www.nbcnews.com

Supreme Court says Fed is unique, easing worries over Trump's ability to fire Powell

"The Federal Reserve is a uniquely structured, quasi-private entity," the court's majority wrote.
www.usatoday.com

Golfers, guile and gifts: South Africa's president follows the new playbook for handling Trump

Unlike other world leaders, Cyril Ramaphosa — a former trade union leader — was clearly prepared. He spoke calmly and without interruption, politely but firmly disagreeing with Trump.
www.nbcnews.com

Trump admin live updates: WH doubles down on videos shown to South Africa's president

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt doubled down on the videos Trump played when meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office.
abcnews.go.com

GOP holdouts sound alarm on $36T debt crisis as Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' passes House vote

The House passed President Donald Trump's "one big, beautiful bill" on Thursday morning, but two defecting Republicans took to social media to decry the spending plan.
www.foxnews.com

Trump's ex-surgeon general suggests new nominee Casey Means lacks needed qualifications

Trump's former surgeon general says holding a medical license is essential for the position. Trump nominee Casey Means doesn't have one.
www.usatoday.com

Gaza's main hospital is overwhelmed with children in pain from malnutrition

The U.N. children’s agency says more than 9,000 children have been treated for malnutrition in Gaza this year, and food security experts say tens of thousands of cases are expected in the coming year.
apnews.com

Counterterrorism nominee Joe Kent under scrutiny as emails show he pushed for edits to intelligence assessment

Emails show Kent pressed senior intelligence analysts to amend assessment of links between Venezuelan government and Tren de Aragua gang.
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Former President Joe Biden struggled to get through filming campaign videos, or quick, filmed keynote addresses for various groups during the 2024 campaign due to his declining health, according to a new book.

The book, "Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again," said that Biden stumbled through filming campaign videos so much that the footage was ultimately deemed "unusable." The nonfiction book was published Tuesday and is authored by journalists Jake Tapper of CNN and Alex Thompson of Axios...
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Republican AGs visit US-Mexico border wall as Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' clears expansion funding

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Dems call budget bill ‘bureaucratic water torture’ as GOP ‘glad to have the ball in our court’

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By Dawn's Early Light: Battles Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' will face in the Senate

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Judge temporarily pauses Trump move to cancel Harvard student visa policy after lawsuit

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A court has temporarily paused the Trump administration's move to cancel Harvard's student visa program.

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Kangaroo 'tries to drown' man in Australian floodwaters

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Belgium's future queen caught up in Trump's foreign student ban effort at Harvard

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SCOOP: House GOP memo highlights Republican wins in Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'

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South Africa crime statistics debunk 'white genocide' claims - minister

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