How Trump's Megabill Squeaked Through the Senate

The podcast discusses the Republican senators' efforts to pass President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," focusing on the challenges and compromises involved. It details the 27-hour Senate session, the key sticking points such as Medicaid, clean energy, and the budget deficit, and how these issues were addressed to gain enough votes for passage. The bill extends most of Trump's 2017 tax cuts while increasing spending on border security and national defense, offset by spending reductions in other areas. The podcast also examines the perspectives of different Republican senators and the concessions made to secure their votes, and it concludes by looking ahead to the bill's next steps in the House, noting the uncertainty of its final passage by the July 4th deadline.