Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” Sparks Budget BATTLE and Capitol CHAOS

Donald Trump has returned to Washington with a mission — and this time, he’s not here for the sightseeing.

The centerpiece of his blitz is the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” — a sweeping, high-voltage legislative package that seeks to overhaul the federal budget just in time for Independence Day. Officially, the bill extends the 2017 Trump tax cuts and delivers fresh perks to large corporations and top earners. But it also packs a potent mix of military boosts, healthcare rollbacks, and foreign investment penalties that have economists scrambling and lawmakers squirming.

Critics are already calling it the most polarizing budget proposal in over a decade. Supporters, however, have embraced it as a bold reaffirmation of Trump-era priorities. Either way, it’s rattling the rafters on Capitol Hill.

At the heart of the bill lies a massive expansion of defense spending, paired with dramatic increases in border enforcement. Trump has also revived his economic nationalism playbook, rolling out a new "retaliatory tax" aimed at punishing foreign investment from countries deemed unfriendly to U.S. interests — a move already drawing ire from European and Asian capitals.

But the most incendiary provision may be the deep cuts to Medicaid and Affordable Care Act subsidies, which health advocates warn could leave millions of Americans uninsured. Moderate Republicans are balking, Democrats are seething, and budget analysts are calling the proposal “a fiscal Molotov cocktail.”

In the past, Trump might’ve phoned in pressure from Mar-a-Lago. Not this time.

He’s planted himself in D.C., canceling his usual rally stops to run what insiders describe as a “24/7 persuasion operation.” He’s stalking the halls of Congress, pulling lawmakers into side offices, and even showing up unannounced at committee breakfasts to pitch the bill as if he were still CEO of the country.

Senate staff describe a surreal scene: Trump storming from chamber to chamber, cajoling senators over cheeseburgers, promising campaign funding one moment and threatening primaries the next. “It’s like watching a hostile corporate takeover,” one aide whispered. “Except with more flags.”

Trump, never one to understate his role, has framed the bill as a “test of patriotism” and claims the only obstacle to its passage is “cowards and conmen too afraid of greatness.” From the Capitol steps, he told reporters, “This bill is more than beautiful — it’s biblical. And I’ll be right here until it’s law.”

As the July 4th deadline looms, the question isn’t just whether the bill will pass. It’s whether Washington can withstand the pressure cooker Trump has created around it. With alliances fraying and tempers flaring, “One Big Beautiful Bill” might leave a legislative legacy — or a political crater.