Two Republicans joined all Democrats opposed to Trump's "one big beautiful bill," making the final vote 218-214.

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passedPresident Donald Trump's massive tax-cut and spending bill on Thursday. The megabill, which makes permanent the lower individual and business tax rates in Trump's 2017 tax cut package,

Republican lawmakers would provide funding for Pell Grants but tighten eligibility requirements. The House version raises the bar for how "full-time" studies are defined -- students would have to earn 30 credits per year to be eligible, for instance, rather than the current 24.