Against odds that at times seemed improbable, the president achieved his goal of celebrating a historic — and divisive — legislative victory in time for the nation's birthday, which also was his self-imposed deadline for Congress to send the legislation to his desk.

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has been speaking on the House floor for over three hours as part of a last-minute desperate effort to delay passage of the 2026 budget bill. What President Donald Trump calls the "big,