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Five House Republicans stall Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax bill

by The editor•16 May 2025•Posted inBBC US politics

Lawmakers from the president’s own party joined all Democrats to reject a key domestic bill, demanding deeper budget cuts.

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