Senate approves Republican plan for trillions in tax breaks and spending cuts

Vote fell mostly along party lines and now goes to the House, where it could be voted on as soon as next week Senate Republicans plugged away overnight and into early Saturday morning to approve their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts framework, hurtling past hardened Democratic opposition toward what Donald Trump calls the "big, beautiful bill" that is central to his agenda. The vote, 51-48, fell along mostly party lines, but with sharp dissent from two prominent GOP senators. I...