Overnight Defense: Congress sends Trump defense bill he threatened to veto | Senate approves stopgap spending bill to prevent shutdown | Navy searching for sailor overboard
Cotton said the bill “stiff arms” the president. "As this massive bill was written and then rushed to a vote, some seem to have forgotten to consult with the commander in chief or recall that he has a veto power,” Cotton said. Neither chamber has been able to successfully override one of Trump’s vetoes during his administration. SENATE PASSES CR: The Senate also sent Trump another imperative bill Friday: the one-week stopgap bill to prevent a government shutdown after midnight. Senators passed the bill by a voice vote, moving the funding deadline from the end of the day Friday to ...