House Republicans voted Thursday to approve President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill, sending it to the president’s desk for his signature.
The package, passed by the Senate in a marathon session earlier this week, includes tax cuts and funding boosts for the Pentagon and border security. It also includes more contentious spending cuts to pay for the rest of the bill, including the biggest downsizing of the federal safety net in decades.
It gives Trump the first major legislative achievement of his second term, following a fierce arm-twisting campaign by GOP leaders to unite a deeply divided party behind his sweeping domestic agenda. He is expected to sign the bill during a ceremony at the White House on Friday.
Here are some of the stories that made headlines over the past week, as well as some photos that caught our eye.
