From New York, this is Democracy Now.

$5 trillion added to the national debt to give tax cuts to the wealthiest people in the country.

The one big beautiful bill ushers in the golden age of America, as our great president says,

where taxpayers, not illegal immigrants, are put first.

This bill represents the largest cut to health care in American history.

It's an all-out assault.

The debate in the House of Representatives over President Trump's budget bill will go to Capitol Hill for the latest.

But first, Mahmoud Khalil, in his first live global broadcast, the Palestinian student activist green card holder, now graduate of

Columbia University, jailed by the Trump administration for 104 days, released just two weeks ago.

Just the fact that I am here, it's a message. The fact that all these attempts to suppress pro-Palestine voices, have failed now.

So this is the message.

My existence is a message.

The Palestinian existence is a message to this administration.

We'll talk with Mahmoud Khalil about his arrest, his jailing, and his life now that he's free. All that and more coming up.

Welcome to Democracy Now. Democracy Now.org, the Warren Peace Report. I'm Amy Goodman.

On Capitol Hill, Republican leaders appear to have

convinced enough far-right holdouts to win passage of President Trump's sweeping package of

tax cuts for the wealthy and deep cuts to social programs, including Medicaid and food assistance.

At the time of this broadcast broadcast lawmakers are preparing for the final

vote after House Speaker Mike Johnson won the support of Republicans who objected to its

price tag, which the Congressional Budget Office says will add $3.3 trillion to the national debt

over the next decade. The Kaiser Family Foundation estimates some 17 million people

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