A Police Officer dragged by a car hanging on for his and a driver refusing to stop. Buyer beware. A surge of porch pirates from the front door. How you can fight back. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening and thank you for being here. President trump is savoring his first big legislative win tonight. Hours after congress and a Party Line Vote passed the massive tax overhaul bill, a practically giddy president took a lap at the white house. A back slapping celebration passing sweep tax cut that is a critical win for the president and his party as they approach next years midterm elections. Their hope now that the large number of americans unhappy with the bill will learn to love it. Our chief White House Correspondent Hallie Jackson starts our coverage. Good evening. It certainly feels like a Holiday Celebration at the white house with the republicans bettg plan will end up winning over more americans. Surrounded by his party, it felt like for the president.
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, machine Collin Mcshane is at the white house. We are making America Great again. Reporter an early christmas for the gop. The president inviting republicans to the white house to celebrate after a historic vote in congress. Records all over the place. That will continue and then some because what we would did what we did. Reporter he said that it comes with something extra. We essentially repealed obamacare because we got rid of the individual mandate. This is the ultimate bad Christmas Carol story. Reporter they likened it to a lump of coal in americus stocking. What we are doing here is saying wealthy americans big fat Christmas Present for you. 2010 we are taking your crutch away from you and all the other kids in this country. Reporter republican say the tax bill is really a gift to the u. S. Economy. This gets us better wages, eager paychecks, a simpler tax system. This gets the American Economy competitive. Reporter lawmakers have two days to pass a bill to avoid a government s