The Senate narrowly approved President Donald Trump's signature second-term policy bill, a nearly 900-page package packed with tax cuts and other campaign promises, in a major legislative victory for the president that came after a tense debate within his party that stretched on for nearly four days.

The legislation now heads to the House for possible final approval, though a handful of Republicans there have already voiced opposition.

President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax and spending package moved closer to reality after it passed the Senate Tuesday.Republican senators altered an earlier version approved by the House to make deeper cuts to safety-net programs such as the Medicaid health insurance for the poor and disabled.