House overwhelmingly approves defense bill over Trump veto threat

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The House voted overwhelmingly to pass a critical defense bill that President Trump has threatened to veto because it lacks new language that would punish social media firms.

The 335-78 vote provided enough support for the National Defense Authorization Act to override Trump’s promised veto.

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