Trump’s $5 trillion bill advanced in the Senate after a 51-49 procedural vote
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President Donald Trump’s $5 trillion “big, beautiful bill” cleared its first official vote in the Senate, surviving a brutal round of GOP infighting, arm-twisting, and last-minute flips that gave the bill just enough support to proceed. The vote passed narrowly at 51 to 49, with every Democrat and two Republicans, Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Rand Paul of Kentucky, voting no. The hours-long vote dragged late into the night and only crossed the finish line when three Republican holdouts, Mike Lee of Utah, Rick Scott of Florida, and Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, gave in and voted yes. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, who had slammed the bill for days, also flipped to yes after prolonged negotiations. His last-minute reversal gave Republicans a clean 51, making it unnecessary for Vice President JD Vance to break a tie. Trump calls, flips, and threatens as deadline pressure grows Inside the Capitol and the White House, the pressure cooker boiled. Trump, now fully back in the White House, spent Friday and Saturday working the phones. He called Tillis directly on Friday night to try to lock in his vote. Tillis wasn’t swayed and told reporters later, “I told the president I couldn’t support this because of the Medicaid language.” By Saturday morning, Trump had taken the gloves off, going online to publicly call for Tillis to face a primary challenge. Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Scott were seen at the White House ahead of the Senate vote, locked in talks with Vance, Lee, Lummis, and John Thune, the Senate Majority Leader. The group came out just after 11 p.m., having struck enough of a deal to push the bill forward. Trump’s main goal is to sign the bill before July 4, the deadline Republicans gave themselves. Johnson later said, “The president’s pretty confident…
