Senate Passes Trump Megabill With Vance Casting Tie-Breaker, Sending It to House

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate passed its version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act not long after midday on July 1 after a “vote-a-rama” that began the previous day and continued through the night. The bill passed by a margin of 50–50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaker. Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) voted in opposition. Other holdouts, including Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), ultimately supported the legislation despite misgivings. Moderate Republicans had been concerned that proposed cuts to Medicaid were too steep, while fiscal conservatives have criticized the bill for not cutting enough spending....