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How The Megabill Will Change America by The New York Times

How The Megabill Will Change America

from The Daily

by The New York Times

Published: Fri Jul 04 2025

Show Notes

After months of debate, weeks of tense negotiations and 24 hours of Republican arm-twisting, President Trump has muscled his giant domestic-policy bill through both chambers of Congress.

It’s a major legislative victory for the president that paves the way for much of his second-term agenda, and it will have profound impacts across the country.

The Times journalists Tony Romm, Andrew Duehren and Margot Sanger-Katz discuss what the legislation changes, and those whose lives it will change the most.

Guest:

  • Tony Romm, a reporter covering economic policy and the Trump administration for The New York Times, based in Washington.
  • Andrew Duehren, who writes about tax policy for The New York Times from Washington.
  • Margot Sanger-Katz, a reporter for The New York Times who covers health care policy and government spending.

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