The Senate Republican tax bill includes the biggest reduction for the federal safety net since at least the 1990s, targeting more than $1 trillion in social spending.

The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate narrowly advanced President Donald Trump's, sweeping tax-cut and spending bill on Saturday, during a marathon weekend session marked by political drama, division and lengthy delays as Democrats sought to slow the legislation's path to passage.

Senate Republicans cleared a key procedural step as they race to pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds by his July Fourth deadline.