Senate Battle Looms Over Trump’s Megabill

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🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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A.M. Edition for June 30. The Senate is preparing for a vote-a-rama today on the president’s tax-and-spending legislation after it cleared a procedural hurdle over the weekend. WSJ reporter Richard Rubin says hours of voting on amendments to the bill will put an array of lawmakers in the driver’s seat. Read what’s in the legislation here. Plus, the EU mulls buying American arms as it scales up defenses pending, despite calls to spend locally. And stock futures rise as Canada drops a tax on tech companies in a bid to salvage trade talks with Washington. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.9	The Senate ready is for battle on President Trump's tax and spending megabill.
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0:59.1	And stock futures rise as Canada drops attacks on tech in a bid to salvage U.S. trade talks.
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