US Senate opens debate as budget office finds bill will also result in even bigger losses to healthcare coverage; Trump considers forcing journalists to reveal sources over Iran report – key US politics stories from Sunday 29 June at a glance
The US Senate has opened debate on what Donald Trump calls his “big beautiful bill” as new analysis says changes made to it in the chamber will add nearly $3.3tn to the nation’s debt load while resulting in even steeper losses in healthcare coverage.
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office’s analysis adds to the challenges for Republicans as they push to get the bill over the line by the US president’s self-imposed deadline of 4 July. After release of the bill’s new costs, Trump cajoled and threatened lawmakers from his own party, posting on his Truth Social platform: “REMEMBER, you still have to get reelected.”