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He added that BRICS-aligned nations will face an additional 10% tariff.

Last Updated: July 6, 2025, 11:42 PM EDT

After days of Republican drama, the House on Thursday passed President Donald Trump's sweeping tax cut and spending bill.

Trump helped Speaker Mike Johnson pressure GOP holdouts into flipping their no votes to allow the measure to go forward in time to meet the president's self-imposed July Fourth deadline.

Jul 02, 2025, 9:31 PM EDT

House to hold test vote on Trump’s megabill after 7-hour delay

After nearly seven hours of a stalemate on the floor, House Republicans plan to move forward with the rule vote shortly to advance Trump’s megabill. Full attendance is expected in the House. It’s unclear if Republicans will be able to pass the rule.

-ABC News’ Lauren Peller

Jul 02, 2025, 5:14 PM EDT

Johnson says he thinks bill will pass tonight

As the House remains stuck in a staring contest, Speaker Mike Johnson told ABC News he is still hopeful the chamber will pass the president's megabill on Wednesday night.

"Making progress," the speaker told ABC News when asked if he has the votes. "I mean, good conversations and I think we can -- I'm hopeful we can proceed tonight and get this done."

Johnson left the Capitol, telling reporters he was going to pick up his wife and bring her back.

"I'll be right back," he said.

-ABC News' John Parkinson

Jul 02, 2025, 4:53 PM EDT

House is still stuck as GOP works to secure spending bill votes

House Republicans have enough votes to pass this current procedural hurdle on the floor, which allow them to move onto the rule vote to advance Trump's spending bill, but GOP leaders are keeping the vote open as they work behind the scenes to secure enough votes for the massive tax and policy bill.

The procedural vote has been open for more than two hours now, bringing the House to a halt.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson walks to his office at the U.S. Capitol, July 2, 2025 in Washington.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson continued to post statements urging passage of the bill.

"The One Big Beautiful Bill is essential to enacting @POTUS's AMERICA FIRST agenda. There is no time to delay. We NEED this bill for a safer, stronger, and more prosperous country," he said in a post on X.

-ABC News' Lauren Peller

Jul 02, 2025, 4:18 PM EDT

Obama chimes in on GOP spending bill

Former President Barack Obama weighed in on the controversial Republican spending bill on Wednesday afternoon.

In an X post, Obama urged Americans to call their representatives "and tell them to vote no on this bill."

"More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act. If the House passes this bill, it will increase costs and hurt working class families for generations to come," he wrote.

-ABC News' Brittany Shepherd

Former President Barack Obama speaks at the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum, Dec. 5, 2024, in Chicago.
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