Sunday shows preview: Trump signs ‘big, beautiful bill’ into law; 'No progress' made on Russia-Ukraine ceasefire
President Trump scored a significant legislative win this week by signing the “big, beautiful bill,” a massive reconciliation package that will extend the 2017 tax cuts and features cuts to Medicaid, which will likely be the focus of this week's Sunday shows.
The president signed the bill at the White House on the Fourth of July, right in time to meet the deadline Trump and his aides imposed months ago.
“We made promises, and it’s really promises made, promises kept, and we’ve kept them. This is a triumph of democracy on the birthday of democracy. And I have to say, the people are happy,” Trump said on Friday.
The legislation is loaded with the president’s promises from the campaign trail, including getting rid of some taxes on some tips and Social Security. The bill also ups the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap. The package is allocating $150 billion to fund immigration enforcement, deportations and the border wall.
The bill will also expand the production of coal, natural gas and oil, while slashing green energy incentives. The debt ceiling will go up by $5 billion. The measure also contains $150 billion for spending on the “Golden Dome” missile defense project and building ships.
Democrats have criticized the package, with the bill featuring a reduction for nutrition programs and leading to substantial cuts to Medicaid.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Thursday that by passing the “big, beautiful bill, we are gonna make this country stronger, safer and more prosperous than ever before, and every American is going to benefit from that.” Johnson is scheduled to be on “Fox News Sunday” where he will likely discuss the process behind passing the legislation through the House and the next priority for the lower chamber.
The United States added 147,000 jobs in June, beating economic expectations. The unemployment rate remained at 4.1 percent.
Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, saying he made “no progress” in brokering a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv. The president later on Thursday told reporters that he was “very disappointed” with his call with the Russian leader, adding that he does not think that Putin is “there. I’m just saying, I don’t think he’s looking to stop, and that’s too bad.”
The Pentagon paused some shipments of air defense missiles and munitions to Ukraine. Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, is slated to be on “Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” where he will likely talk about the weapons halt.
Here is the full list of Sunday shows below:
NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday”: Ret. 4-star Navy Adm. William McRaven; Princeton University legal professor Robert P. George; the executive director of No One Left Behind Andrew Sullivan and the vice president of civic education at the National Constitution Center Julie Silverbrook.
ABC’s “This Week”: Dr. Rich Besser; former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and the Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers Stephen Miran.
CNN’s “State of the Union”: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent; Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D).
NBC’s “Meet The Press”: Actor Olivia Munn; sports broadcaster Bob Costas; the founder of Khan Academy Sal Khan and poet Amanda Gorman.
CBS’ “Face the Nation”: Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) and director of the National Economic Council, Kevin Hassett.
“Fox News Sunday”: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.); Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.); Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Bessent.
“Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures”: House Ways and Means Commitee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.); U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.).
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