US president touting legislation as ‘birthday present for America’ and will sign at White House Fourth of July event Donald Trump is expected to sign his sweeping spending package into law on Friday during a Fourth of July picnic at the White House, setting up significant cutbacks on federal safety-net programs and increasing funds for aggressive immigration enforcement.Trump has touted the legislation’s passage as a “birthday present for America”, speaking before a crowd at a campaign-style rally in Iowa on Thursday evening, even as Democrats expressed their displeasure at the spending package. Continue reading...
Tuesday 15 July 2025
theguardian - 11 days ago
Trump expected to sign tax-and-spending bill in win for administration
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