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.
Jeffries breaks 6 hour mark as Republicans leave chamber
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries just surpassed the six-hour mark using his "magic minute" as he continues to slam the GOP spending bill.
More than three dozen Democrats are in the chamber, sitting behind Jeffries. The Republican side of the chamber is practically empty.
-ABC News' Lauren Peller, John Parkinson and Isabella Murray
Jul 03, 2025, 10:56 AM EDT
Trump touts 'great night'
President Trump posted on social media Thursday morning saying, "what a great night it was," after lawmakers worked to get his spending bill closer to the finish line on Capitol Hill.
"One of the most consequential Bills ever. The USA is the "HOTTEST" Country in the World, by far!!!" Trump added in his post about the legislation as it cleared hurdles to being passed.
-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart
Jul 03, 2025, 10:10 AM EDT
Jeffries slams Murkowski for her vote
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries continued his speech on Thursday morning -- five hours and counting.
Each time the lawmaker from New York builds a crescendo to emphasize his message, his Democratic colleagues are cheering him on -- interrupting his speech with repeated standing ovations.
Jeffries brought up Sen. Lisa Murkowski's comments after she voted to pass the bill in the Senate on Tuesday.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski steps into an elevator just off the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol Building, July 1, 2025 in Washington.
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The Alaska Republican said she was not happy with the bill and it was a hard vote. She also said the bill needed work "across the chambers" and it was "not ready for the president's desk."
Jeffries slammed Murkowski on Thursday.
"This should not be a hard vote Senator Murkowski, this should be a hell no vote," he said.
-ABC News' John Parkinson and Lauren Peller
Jul 03, 2025, 9:52 AM EDT
Trump to speak with Putin soon
President Trump is going to talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin at 10 a.m. on Thursday, he said in a post on his social media platform Truth Social.
Trump last spoke to his counterpart on June 14, when he said on social media that Putin called to wish him a happy 79th birthday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a signing ceremony with Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto after their talks in the Konstantin palace outside St. Petersburg, Russia, June 19, 2025.