The Senate on Thursday night passed a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown after a dayslong fight over President Biden’s vaccine mandate threw the legislation into limbo.
By Mike Lillis - 02/12/21 07:30 PM EST
GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville (Ala.) is doubling down on his claim that he spoke with then-President Trump
Tuberville first revealed the call Wednesday, saying Trump mistakenly called Sen. Mike Lee [Lee] brought me the phone, Tuberville repeated Friday evening, after the Senate impeachment trial had wrapped up for the day. It said White House on it. I didn t know who it was. Answered it, it was the president. He said a few things. I said, Mr. president, they ve taken the vice president out. They want me to get off the phone, I gotta go.
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