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House Passage of ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Draws Mixed Legacy Coverage

The United States House of Representatives passed its “One Big, Beautiful Bill”, which seeks to renew the tax cuts first enacted in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, a significant plank of President Donald Trump’s economic agenda. But coverage on the legacy media newscasts was mixed, at best. 

Watch the related brief that aired on the CBS Evening News as part of its Evening News Roundup:

CBS EVENING NEWS

5/22/25

6:37 PM

JOHN DICKERSON: The session went past sunrise, but House Republicans approved President Trump’s multi trillion dollar package of tax and spending cuts by a margin of just one vote. One member fell asleep, or the margin would likely have been two votes. It now goes to the Senate, where significant changes are expected.

The 18-second brief hit the main points: OBBB passed the House with a tight margin, and appears to be a…

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