Congress has overridden President Donald Trump's veto of a defense policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago.

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Today's top news   In a first, Congress overrides Trump veto of defense bill   Congress has overridden President Donald Trump's veto of a defense policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago.     Maine legislators sign letter demanding COVID disconnection moratorium   More than 50 members of the Maine Legislature signed a letter on Friday demanding state utilities regulators again ban the disconnection of homes and businesses during the pandemic.     4 more Mainers die as 700 coronavirus cases are reported across the state   As of Friday, 30,877 Mainers have been vaccinated against COVID-19.     Pence seeks dismissal of suit aiming to overturn election   The suit asserts that the vice president “may exercise the exclusive authority and sole discretion in determining which electoral votes to count for a given State.”     Microsoft says hackers viewed source code as part of massive cyberattack   The company said the hackers were able to view some of the code underlying Microsoft software, but weren't able to make any changes to it.     Maine paid leave law goes into effect with new year   The law requires employers with over 10 workers to offer paid leave that could be used for illness or emergencies.     Up to 9 inches of snow expected in Bangor on Saturday   A winter storm is expected to bring up to nine inches of snow to Maine on Saturday, in what will be Maine’s first significant accumulation of the new year.

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