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WASHINGTON - The Senate has failed in a bid to override a series of vetoes issued by President Donald Trump, allowing the administration to move forward with plans to sell billions of dollars of weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.Senate bows to Trump vetoes, allows Saudi weapons sales
WASHINGTON - The Senate has failed in a bid to override a series of vetoes issued by President Donald Trump, allowing the administration to move forward with plans to sell billions of dollars of weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Trump's decision to sell the weapons in a way that would have bypassed congressional review infuriated lawmakers from both parties. In a bipartisan pushback, Democrats and Republicans banded together to pass resolutions blocking the $8.1 billion weapons sales to the U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf. A vote Monday to override Trump's vetoes failed, 45-40. A two-thirds vote was needed. The W...Keep on reading: Senate bows to Trump vetoes, allows Saudi weapons sales Read more











