A Visual Breakdown of the Senate Loophole Used to Pass the Megabill

The Senate passed President Trump's big beautiful bill 51 to 50 Tuesday with Vice President Vance having to cast the tiebreaking vote using a rule that lets them bypass the normal 60 vote threshold. It's called budget reconciliation which if the bill meets certain conditions allows them to pass on a simple majority. Importantly, the bill can't add to the deficit outside of a 10-year window.If a bill lowers taxes, it has to lower spending the same amount. Trump's tax cuts in 2017 that this big beautiful bill ...