US Congress backs sweeping tax and spending bill in victory for Trump

The Republican-led US Congress narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s flagship spending bill Thursday after a marathon voting session on the package, which is set to slash social welfare programs and add more than $3 trillion to the national debt. The White House said Trump would sign the bill on Friday at 5pm, marking America’s Independence Day.

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