Bill baby bill: Trump’s landmark legislation
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 2 July 2025
⏱️ 27 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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| 1:05.6 | The Economist. |
| 1:15.7 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:16.7 | I'm Jason Palmer. |
| 1:18.2 | And I'm Rosie Bloor. |
| 1:22.5 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. Ukraine is again turning to foreign fighters to help defend the country. |
| 1:32.2 | We ask why anyone would come from elsewhere to join a fight that's not theirs. |
| 1:36.7 | The answer isn't just money. |
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