US Senate approves $1.5 trillion tax reform bill, big win for Trump

Washington, December 02: The Republicans pushed a nearly $1.5 trillion tax bill through the Senate on Saturday after a burst of eleventh-hour horse trading, as a party starved all year for a major legislative triumph took a giant step toward giving President Donald Trump one of his top priorities by Christmas. The US Senate voted 51-49 to approve the nearly $1.5 trillion tax reform bill. Republicans touted the package as one that would benefit people of all incomes and ignite the economy