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Senate bows to Trump vetoes, allows Saudi arms sales
ByMichael Armstrong July 29, 2019July 30, 2019

President Donald Trump welcomes first responders before signing H.R. 1327, an act ensuring that a victims’ compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money, in the Rose Garden of the White House. Monday, July 29, 2019, in Washington. – AP WASHINGTON — The Senate failed Monday in a bid to…

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Senate to vote Friday on Trump’s Iran war authority
ByMichael Armstrong June 26, 2019

The Senate will vote Friday on a measure to block President Trump from taking military action against Iran without congressional approval. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced that leadership had hashed out a deal to vote on the proposal from Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.), and that they would hold the vote open to give 2020 candidates the chance…

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Senate rejects Trump’s national emergency in 59-41 vote. Senate rejects Trump’s national emergency in 59-41 vote
ByMichael Armstrong March 14, 2019March 15, 2019

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