Congress approved a sweeping bipartisan criminal justice reform bill on Thursday, handing President Trump a major legislative victory on an issue championed by his White House. The House approved the bill 358-36, sending it to Trump's desk for his signature. After the bill passed, Trump tweeted his congratulations and described it as a "great bi-partisan achievement for everybody." Passing the Senate, it had picked up the support of hardened anti-Trump Democrats, including Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. -- who heralded the bill as a start to righting the country’s “broken” criminal justice system. He had previously dubbed the bill a "jailbreak" over fears that it would release violent offenders onto the streets early.

Source: Fox News December 20, 2018 19:18 UTC