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DRIVING THE DAY
Why, yes, thank you, and nice of you to say. Happy New Year to you as well! No, no nothing special. We got pretty good carryout from the Bombay Club, then went to bed well before midnight because I had to be up early for my stint as guest author of Playbook.
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Sputnik International
Senate Overrides Trump’s Veto of NDAA, 13 Members Uphold Veto
The Senate voted to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2021.
The upper house on Jan. 1 passed the bill without the president’s signature with an 80–13 vote the first time a Trump veto had been overridden. The debate over the bill was ended earlier in the day with the same result.
Thirteen senators voted to sustain Trump’s veto of the bill, including Republicans Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and John Kennedy (R-La.).
Senate overrides Trumpâs veto of annual defense policy bill
By Kelly Hayes
WASHINGTON - In a rare New Year’s Day session, the Republican-led Senate voted to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the annual defense policy bill, the first veto override of his presidency.
The 81 to 13 vote easily exceeded the two-thirds threshold needed to override the veto, handing Trump a stinging rebuke just weeks before his term ends.
Trump had lashed out at GOP lawmakers on Twitter, charging earlier this week that Weak and tired Republican ‘leadership’ will allow the bad Defense Bill to pass.″
Trump called the looming override vote a disgraceful act of cowardice and total submission by weak people to Big Tech. Negotiate a better Bill, or get better leaders, NOW!