Trump shows his dominance over Congress in passing the 'big, beautiful bill'

President Donald Trump, assisted by Vice President JD Vance, was in talks with lawmakers during week to coax them into voting for his "one big, beautiful bill."

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump wanted his domestic priorities bundled into “one big, beautiful bill.”

Republican lawmakers were skeptical about that approach, but complied.

He insisted they pass it by the fourth of July. Republicans doubted they could meet the deadline, but they did.

And so late Friday afternoon, a triumphant president will sign the mega-bill he muscled through a divided Congress, displaying a mastery over his party that many of his predecessors would have envied.

Trump told reporters after the House narrowly passed the bill Thursday that he believes he has “more power” now than in his first term. That was evident all week as the bill ping-ponged between the House and Senate. One by one, the holdouts in the GOP caucus swallowed their misgivings to give Trump a victory he is now savoring in his own fashion.