US

Donald Trump pressures Republicans to back his ‘big, beautiful’ tax Bill

Hardline Republicans demand deeper cuts to Medicaid and other social security programmes

US president Donald Trump stops to speak to media members as he arrives at the US Capitol on Tuesday for the House Republican conference. Photograph: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images
US president Donald Trump stops to speak to media members as he arrives at the US Capitol on Tuesday for the House Republican conference. Photograph: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Keith Duggan
Wed May 21 2025 - 11:09 • 4 MIN READ

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Keith Duggan

Keith Duggan

Keith Duggan is Washington Correspondent of The Irish Times