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Trump Signs 2025 Bill Cutting SNAP, Medicaid, Raising Deficit

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC · How we work

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Trump Signs Tax Bill

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a comprehensive 2025 bill extending tax cuts, reducing SNAP and Medicaid, and boosting defense and immigration funding.
The legislation projects a $3.4 trillion deficit rise over ten years while cutting food aid for 4 million people, including over 800,000 children.
Treasury reported 7.5 million claimed no tip tax, 29 million claimed overtime, and 35 million took senior deduction.
CBO estimates over 7 million could lose Medicaid when work requirements start in 2027.

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Trump Signs Tax

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a 2025 bill that extended tax cuts, reduced SNAP and Medicaid benefits, and increased defense and immigration funding.
Analysts say the tip and overtime deductions mainly aid a tiny fraction of earners yet are presented as major relief for low-income workers.
The Tax Policy Center says only about 3 % of filers would get the tip deduction.

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The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimated that the bill would add about $3.4 trillion to the federal deficit over the next ten years.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning coverage.

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Trump Signs Tax Bill

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a comprehensive 2025 bill extending tax cuts, reducing SNAP and Medicaid, and boosting defense and immigration funding.
The legislation projects a $3.4 trillion deficit rise over ten years while cutting food aid for 4 million people, including over 800,000 children.
Treasury reported 7.5 million claimed no tip tax, 29 million claimed overtime, and 35 million took senior deduction.
CBO estimates over 7 million could lose Medicaid when work requirements start in 2027.

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