US President Donald Trump on Friday signed a sprawling tax and spending bill into law, after it passed through Congress despite deep misgivings among Republicans and Democrats. Trump's success in passing the bill - that critics say will balloon national debt and gut welfare support - shows that the President "is able to control his Republican party",

The GOP megabill has new tax breaks aimed at low- and moderate-income households, and spending cuts that could make it harder for some to receive public assistance or hold onto health insurance.

Against odds that at times seemed improbable, the president achieved his goal of celebrating a historic — and divisive — legislative victory in time for the nation's birthday, which also was his self-imposed deadline for Congress to send the legislation to his desk.