Big Beautiful Bill passes the House 218-214, clearing path for Trump signature by July 4th

Summary

The House passed Trump's Big Beautiful Bill 218-214 on Thursday, clearing the path for Trump to sign it by his July 4th deadline. Only two Republicans, Thomas Massie and Brian Fitzpatrick, joined Democrats in opposing the measure. Speaker Mike Johnson secured the victory by flipping dozens of members who had initially threatened to vote no. Moderates and conservatives had demanded adjustments after the Senate made significant changes to the House version, but the bill passed without those changes. Several key holdouts flipped after meetings with Trump at the White House, though a group of hardliners required additional persuading.