Senate holds marathon ‘vote-a-rama’ on Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ – US politics live

<p>Massive tax-and-spending bill is critical to US president’s agenda but faces division and splits</p><p>The senate has adopted an amendment offered by Republican senator <strong>Joni Ernst </strong>– who represents Iowa - to prevent jobless millionaires from claiming unemployment compensation.</p><p>Lawmakers voted 99-1 to strike the AI regulation ban from the bill by adopting an amendment offered by Republican senator <strong>Marsha Blackburn</strong>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jul/01/donald-trump-vote-a-rama-big-beautiful-bill-republicans-democrats-live-us-politics-news-latest-updates">Continue reading...</a>