Bill baby bill: Trump’s landmark legislation
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The Economist
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🗓️ 2 July 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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As Donald Trump’s landmark legislation narrowly passes the Senate, our correspondent analyses the long-term political and economic consequences. Why foreign fighters are heading to the front line in Ukraine. And how congestion charging transformed the streets of New York.
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| 1:39.9 | Ukraine is again turning to foreign fighters to help defend the country. |
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