Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill faces a new foe: the weather
The One Big Beautiful Bill could return to the House for a vote as early as Wednesday evening after narrowly passing the Senate by one vote on Tuesday.
Trump has set a deadline of Friday, July 4, to have the bill approved but faces resistance from Republicans concerned about levels of US debt. He now has another problem: the weather.
Temperatures hit 40C on the east coast last week before thunderstorms brought heavy rain to Washington and warnings of flash flooding on Tuesday night.
Hundreds of flights to Washington were cancelled, preventing House members from returning to Capitol Hill to vote for the bill.
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