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It’s Tuesday. Happy July!! 🫐🦞

In today's issue:

• Senate passes ‘big, beautiful bill’
• Thune tosses it back to Johnson
• House to return Wednesday
• Tidbits from the 27-hour vote-a-rama
• Trump tours ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
• Musk reignites public Trump feud

🚨️ ON CAPITOL HILL

By golly, they actually did it:

Senate Republicans just passed President Trump’s legislative agenda, roughly 27 hours after the dramatic marathon vote-a-rama began (!)

GOP Sens. Rand Paul (Ky.), Thom Tillis (N.C.) and Susan Collins (Maine) — and all 47 Democrats — voted “no.” 50 Republicans voted “yes” and Vice President Vance broke the tie.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) cut a deal with Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), a key holdout whose support unlocked the bill’s final passage, late this morning. The bill’s text was changed to soften the impact of Medicaid cuts and food stamp cuts in Alaska.

What were the last-minute bill changes? CNN’s Sarah Ferris published a list of changes, including:

• The rural hospital fund has been doubled.
• An excise tax on wind and solar projects was removed.
• The ban on gender affirming care in Medicaid has been dropped.

📸 Vance arriving at the Capitol this morning: He looked bright-eyed and bushy-tailed compared to how every senator must feel after pulling an all-nighter.

How we could tell leaders were optimistic: The mood shifted to a more jovial, relaxed scene this morning. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) was apparently telling jokes and stories on the Senate floor about playing golf with Trump.

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