The North Carolina legislature overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s (D) veto of a bill restricting abortions within the state after 12 weeks, making North Carolina the latest state to increase restrictions after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The state House voted 72-48 to override Cooper’s veto shortly after the state Senate voted 30-20 to do the
Biden Walks Back Infrastructure Vow, Says ‘Veto Threat … Not My Intent’
June 26, 2021 by
President Joe Biden walked back his comments that seemingly linked the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure agreement to a Democratic plan for more antipoverty spending. NEWS: Biden clarifies language linking infrastructure deal to the reconciliation bill. Says in a statement his comments “created the impression that I was issuing a veto threat on the very plan…
Maryland Becomes First State To Repeal ‘Police Bill Of Rights’ After Overriding GOP Governor’s Veto
April 12, 2021 by
April 11, 2021 3:23 PM ET Maryland became the first state in the U.S. to end its “police Bill of Rights” when Democratic lawmakers passed broad law enforcement reform bills Saturday. The Democratic-led legislature overrode a veto by Republican Gov. Larry Hogan to pass three new policing bills. The new laws remove certain legal protection…
Trump Threatens To Veto Defense Authorization Act Unless It Fully Terminates Section 230
December 2, 2020 by
December 01, 2020 10:37 PM ET President Donald Trump threatened to veto the National Defense Authorization Act on Tuesday unless the budget bill includes language that would “completely” terminate Section 230. “Section 230, which is a liability shielding gift from the U.S. to “Big Tech” (the only companies in America that have it – corporate…
Trump ‘Unhappy’ With Omnibus, But Is ‘Forced’ to Sign it for This Reason
March 23, 2018 by
Despite his threat to veto the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill passed by the Senate, President Trump announced his intentions to sign it into law Friday from the White House. He did so, he said, as a matter of national security. The omnibus bill, the president said, necessarily boosts our military, increasing defense funding by […]
Trump signs massive spending bill, backing away from veto threat.
March 23, 2018 by
President Trump on Friday signed a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill, averting a government shutdown just hours after he created drama and uncertainty by threatening a veto. Trump blasted the measure as “ridiculous,” in large part because it contained only a fraction of the money he asked for a wall along the Mexican border and did not […]
Trump ‘Considering’ Veto — Cites Lack of Wall, and… Lack of DACA Amnesty??
March 23, 2018 by
Donald Trump: ‘I Am Considering a Veto of the Omnibus Spending Bill’ President Donald Trump announced on Twitter on Friday that he was considering a veto of the omnibus spending bill. “I am considering a VETO of the Omnibus Spending Bill based on the fact that the 800,000 plus DACA recipients have been totally abandoned […]
Jacksonville Rallies Mayor to Veto LGBT Law.
February 21, 2017 by
RALLY ON WEDNESDAY AT 12 NOON FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN JACKSONVILLE, FL JACKSONVILLE, FL—Liberty Counsel released a three-page legal memorandum today proving that Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry can still legally veto the so-called “Human Rights Ordinance” (HRO), 2017-15, passed by the City Council last week. The ordinance is not final law until after the next […]
Trump Demands Obama Veto UN Security Council Resolution on Israeli Settlements
December 22, 2016 by
President-elect Donald J. Trump demanded that President Barack Obama veto a UN Security Council resolution to be voted on Thursday that would declare Israeli settlements across the 1949 armistice line — i.e. in the West Bank — to be illegal. The Obama administration has hinted that it would not veto a resolution authored by the […]
Historic Defeat: Overwhelming Bipartisan Bicameral Vote Overrides Obama’s 9/11 Families Bill Veto
September 29, 2016 by
The House of Representatives delivered a staggering blow Wednesday to President Barack Obama when it overrode one of his vetoes for the first time, making the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act the law of the land. “This is not about embarrassing the White House, it is more about recognizing the will of the people,” […]
Senate Set to Override Obama’s Veto of 9/11 Bill
September 28, 2016 by
The Senate will vote Wednesday to overturn President Obama’s veto of the 9/11 bill, which allows families of victims of the terror attack to sue Saudi Arabia. The measure is expected to get the two-thirds vote of the chamber required to pass. If it does, it will then head to the House later this week for […]
Obama to Veto Bill Allowing 9/11 Families to Sue Saudi Arabia
September 15, 2016 by
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama intends to veto bipartisan legislation that would allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia, according to the White House. “So the President feels quite strongly about this. And our concern is not limited to the impact it could have on a relationship with one country, but […]
BREAKING: Senate Passes Bipartisan Legislation Allowing 9/11 Families to Sue Saudi Arabia; White House to Veto
May 17, 2016 by
In a bipartisan vote Thursday, the Senate passed the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, which allows families of 9/11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia. The bill is now headed to the House, where it will likely pass. President Obama is vowing to veto the legislation should it reach his desk. Democrats, […]
Obama Threatens to Veto Bill to Reduce Deficit, Cut Planned Parenthood Funding and Reverse Much of Obamacare
December 2, 2015 by
President Barack Obama has announced that he will veto a bill pending in the Senate that would defund and reverse parts of Obamacare, including money for Planned Parenthood, and reduce deficits by $130 billion over 10 years. “This legislation is being considered by the Senate just days ahead of the December 15 deadline for Marketplace […]
Listen to John Kerry’s Response When Democrat Asks If He’ll ‘Follow the Law’ Should Congress Override Veto to Kill Iran Deal
July 28, 2015 by
WASHINGTON (TheBlaze/AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry pitched the administration’s controversial nuclear deal with Iran to a skeptical House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, pushing back against the allegation it would ease crippling sanctions forever in exchange for temporary concessions on weapons development. “Iran has cheated on every agreement they’ve signed,” said Rep. Ed […]
Tell Gov. Scott: Stop Common Core and High Stakes Testing! Veto CS/HB 7069
April 14, 2015 by
The FIX was IN: How Jeb Bush and his puppets threw our kids under the bus Florida Senate and House just passed disastrous companion bills supporting Common Core and proprietary FSA high stakes testing. The bill that is advancing is CS/HB 7069. They are claiming successful reduction in tests but, in fact, are only rearranging […]