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Texas’ Ted Cruz, John Cornyn split in Senate vote to overturn Trump’s veto of the $740+ billion annual defense bill

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn voted to overturn the president’s veto of the annual defense spending bill, while U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz chose to sustain it. Twelve other senators—a mix of conservatives and liberals—joined Cruz in voting against overriding the veto.

The U.S. Capitol Building, in Washington, D.C., in December.

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