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Senate passes Trump's big tax and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks a 50-50 tie

Senate passes Trump's big tax and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks a 50-50 tie

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump's big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday by the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session.

Senate passes Trump's big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks a 50-50 tie

Senate passes Trump's big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks a 50-50 tie

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump's big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session.

Senate passes Trump's big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie

Senate passes Trump's big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump's big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of votes, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session.

Senate is voting as Republicans say they have shored up support for Trump's big bill

Senate is voting as Republicans say they have shored up support for Trump's big bill

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate was voting Tuesday on President Donald Trump's big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, Republican leaders announcing they believed they had overcome dissent from their own GOP ranks and secured enough support to power past Democratic opposition after a turbulent overnight session.

Senate grinds to a standstill as Republicans struggle with Trump's big bill

Senate grinds to a standstill as Republicans struggle with Trump's big bill

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate came to a standstill Tuesday after slogging through a tense overnight session, with Republican leaders searching for ways to secure support for President Donald Trump's big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts while fending off proposed amendments, mostly from Democrats trying to defeat the package.

Senate churns through overnight session as Republicans seek support for Trump's big bill

Senate churns through overnight session as Republicans seek support for Trump's big bill

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate is slogging through a tense overnight session that has dragged into Tuesday, with Republican leaders searching for ways to secure support for President Donald Trump's big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts while fending off proposed amendments, mostly from Democrats trying to defeat the package.

Senate Republicans seek support for Trump's big bill in overnight session

Senate Republicans seek support for Trump's big bill in overnight session

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate is slogging through an overnight session that has dragged into Tuesday, with Republican leaders buying time as they search for ways to secure support for President Donald Trump's big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts while fending off proposed amendments, mostly from Democrats trying to defeat the package.