STORY: U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump celebrated the Independence Day with a fireworks display over Washington D.C. on Friday (July 4).

Earlier, Trump signed into law a massive package of tax and spending cuts in a ceremony at the White House one day after the Republican-controlled House of Representatives narrowly approved the signature legislation of Trump's second term.

The bill, which will fund Trump's immigration crackdown, make his 2017 tax cuts permanent, and is expected to knock millions of Americans off health insurance, was passed with a 218-214 vote after an emotional debate on the House floor.

Trump scheduled the ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House for the July 4 Independence Day holiday, replete with a flyover by stealth bombers and fighter jets like those that took part in the recent U.S. strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran. Hundreds of Trump supporters attended, including White House aides, members of Congress, and military families.

The bill's passage amounts to a big win for Trump and his Republican allies, who have argued it will boost economic growth, while largely dismissing a nonpartisan analysis predicting it will add more than $3 trillion to the nation's $36.2 trillion debt.

While some lawmakers in Trump's party expressed concerns over the bill's price tag and its hit to healthcare programs, in the end just two of the House's 220 Republicans voted against it, joining all 212 Democrats in opposition.

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STORY: Fireworks exploded over Washington, D.C. on Friday (July 4) as the U.S. celebrated Independence Day.

Morgan, a 21-year-old spectator from Virginia who did not provide her last name, said the fireworks were better than last year and liked the ending.

Forty-six-year-old Serhii Pavlov, originally from Ukraine, said it was his first time in Washington, D.C. and he was witnessing the fireworks after receiving his U.S. citizenship two weeks earlier.

“Best fireworks in my life… haven't seen anything like that ever in my life,” said Pavlov.

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SHOWS: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (JULY 4, 2025) (U.S. NETWORK POOL - No use USA. No use USA. Music not cleared for use, please check with the applicable collecting society or relevant rights holders in your territory regarding clearance of any sound recordings.)

1. U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP STANDING ON WHITE HOUSE BALCONY AND WAVING TO CROWD

2. FIREWORKS EXPLODING IN SKY

3. (MUTE) FIREWORKS SEEN OVER LINCOLN MEMORIAL

4. PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY ON BALCONY

5. FIREWORKS EXPLODING IN SKY AND PEOPLE FILMING WITH MOBILE PHONES

6. (MUTE) FIREWORKS EXPLODING OVER LINCOLN MEMORIAL

7. FIREWORKS EXPLODING IN SKY

8. PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY ON BALCONY, TRUMP PUTTING WHITE HAT READING “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN” ON HIS HEAD AND POINTING WITH HIS FINGER TO SLOGAN

9. FIREWORKS EXPLODING IN SKY AND PEOPLE FILMING WITH MOBILE PHONES

10. (MUTE) VARIOUS OF FIREWORKS EXPLODING OVER LINCOLN MEMORIAL

11. FIRST COUPLE ON BALCONY, WAVING TO CROWD AND LEAVING

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SHOWS: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (JULY 4, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all) (NIGHT SHOTS)

1. VARIOUS OF FIREWORKS AROUND THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT

2. (MUTE) FIREWORKS NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE

3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) 21-YEAR-OLD FROM VIRGINIA, MORGAN (LAST NAME NOT GIVEN), SAYING:

“I really like them this year. I think better. I think they had, like, a really good show this year. I don't know. The end was great. They had, like, a bunch of fireworks happening, and I think they were really good.”

4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) 46-YEAR-OLD ORIGINALLY FROM UKRAINE, SERHII PAVLOV, SAYING:

"Best fireworks in my life. And what makes it significant for me, it’s our first celebration of 4th of July as American citizens. So it's our first time in Washington, D.C., first time we're seeing the fireworks and we just received our citizenship two weeks ago. So that's one of the main events of our life. And of course, the fireworks, it’s spectacular. Haven't seen anything like that ever in my life.”

5. (MUTE) ACCELERATED FOOTAGE OF FIREWORKS NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE