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Global News Podcast

US Senate narrowly passes Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'

Global News Podcast

BBC

Daily News, News

4.38.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

US Senate approves Trump's mega-bill on tax and spending, after Vice-President JD Vance casts tie-breaking vote. Also: Delhi bans fuel sales to old cars to tackle air pollution, and TV evangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies.

Transcript

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0:00.0

On Newscast, we are not in the business of telling you how to think.

0:05.5

We get the brightest minds from across the BBC to chat through the biggest stories.

0:10.1

You should leave feeling smarter about all the bonkers things in the news.

0:13.7

Listen to Newscast every day on BBC Sounds.

0:17.1

This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

0:22.1

I'm Andrew Peach and in the early hours of Wednesday, the 2nd of July, these are our main stories.

0:27.9

The US Senate narrowly approves President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill with the Vice President

0:32.5

casting the decisive vote.

0:34.7

The authorities in the Indian capital Delhi ban fuel sales to millions of

0:38.8

aging vehicles in an effort to tackle air pollution. Women in Denmark face being called up for

0:44.6

military service because of heightened security concerns in Europe. Also in this podcast, a father and daughter

0:52.8

miraculously survive falling off a cruise ship.

0:56.1

And...

0:57.0

Prince Charles, making his first contact with the world of steam engines and stations, stands in the doorway of the carriage.

1:03.2

Determine not to miss anything.

1:04.8

Now, King Charles axes the royal train.

1:10.6

President Trump has come a step closer to getting what he's been calling his big,

1:14.3

beautiful bill into law.

1:16.2

It is his signature piece of legislation which will affect virtually every American's tax and

1:20.8

health care.

1:21.8

The US Senate passed it after a marathon session of 26 hours,

1:25.8

debating almost 1,000 pages of legislation,

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