President Trump on Wednesday vetoed the $741 billion fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, with Congress set to hold votes next week to override the decision. Lawmakers over the last several weeks urged the president to reconsider his push to block the bill, which passed both chambers with bipartisan support, citing the legislations’ authorization of new weapons programs, an array of cyber security provisions and troop pay raises. The president, however, followed through on his repeated objections to the…
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