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News Wrap: Trump signs his One Big, Beautiful Bill Act into law

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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In our news wrap Friday, President Trump signed his One Big, Beautiful Bill Act into law, Ukraine says Russia unleashed an assault of drones and missiles in its biggest all-out attack of the war, at least 35 Palestinians were killed in another day of Israel's military campaign in Gaza and at least six people are dead in Texas after heavy rain caused a flash flood of the Guadalupe River. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

Welcome to the NewsHour. As Americans celebrate their freedom on this Independence Day, President Trump is celebrating a decisive win for his domestic agenda.

0:11.1

His second term legislative wish list, officially entitled, The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, is now law.

0:18.2

Given the gavel they used to cast the legislation, the president signed the sweeping

0:23.4

tax and spending cuts surrounded by congressional Republicans. He touted the bill as one having

0:30.0

a generational impact. It includes the largest tax cut in American history, the largest spending cut, $1.7 trillion,

0:40.2

and yet you won't even notice. It just waste, fraud, and abuse in American history. So you have

0:46.2

the biggest tax cut, the biggest spending cut, the largest border security investment.

0:51.2

The new law is unprecedented in many ways, extending the tax cuts of Mr. Trump's

0:56.5

first term, along with others to the tune of $4.5 trillion, adding another $1.4 trillion in spending

1:04.2

cuts, and according to the Congressional Budget Office, adding a record $3.2 trillion to the deficit over the next 10 years.

1:14.0

Across Ukraine last night, Russia unleashed an aerial assault of drones and missiles.

1:18.8

Officials say the all-out attack was the biggest so far of the war.

1:22.2

It came just hours after President Trump said little progress was made and a phone call

1:27.2

with Russian President

1:28.4

Vladimir Putin, which he said was disappointing.

1:35.3

The Ukrainian capital of Kiev was the primary target. The barrage of more than 550 drones

1:41.8

and missiles lasted more than seven hours, killing one person and injuring dozens.

1:46.8

Ukrainian leaders called it a brutal, sleepless night.

1:50.2

Daybreak revealed scenes of destruction, with the air still heavy with smoke.

1:57.5

Something was flying every minute.

1:59.8

The drones were descending, and then, bang, bang.

2:03.2

Then we realized that our building had been hit.

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