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Congress overrides Trump's veto of defense bill

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News Wrap: Congress overrides Trump's veto of defense bill

In our news wrap Friday, Congress overrides a veto by President Trump for the first time, the U.S officially passes 20 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, the pandemic mutes New Year's celebrations, Senators wrangle over increasing pandemic relief checks, and Vice President Mike Pence asks a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit aiming to overturn the Electoral College results.

01/01/2021

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