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In this Dec. 12, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before boarding Marine One. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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December 29, 2020 - 12:50 pm

Trump Lashes out at GOP after Override Vote on Defense Bill

Trump lashes out at GOP after override vote on defense bill
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FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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December 23, 2020 - 3:39 pm

Trump Vetoes Defense Bill

President Trump has vetoed the annual defense policy bill.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., joined by House Democrats spaced for social distancing, speaks during a news conference on the House East Front Steps on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 25, 2020, ahead of the House vote on the George Floyd
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June 25, 2020 - 10:22 pm

House Passes Police Reform Measure

House passes sweeping police overhaul after Floyd's death
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FILE- In this March 23, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump talks during a briefing about the coronavirus in the James Brady Briefing Room, Monday, March 23, 2020, in Washington, as Attorney General William Barr looks on.
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AP News
May 28, 2020 - 12:10 pm

Dems Pull FISA Legislation

Democrats pull surveillance bill after Trump veto threat
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Jeff Katz
May 05, 2020 - 3:43 pm

Governor: I'll Support Telemedicine When It Makes At Home Abortions Available

Tom Wolf vetoed a bill that would've given Pennsylvanians more access to medicine because the bill didn't provide for at-home abortions. Click here for more details.
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has vetoed legislation that would allow officials to temporarily block convicted sex offenders from using emergency shelters. (benjaminec/iStock / Getty Images Plus)
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April 30, 2019 - 2:00 pm

Northam Vetoes Emergency Shelters

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has vetoed legislation that would allow officials to temporarily block convicted sex offenders from using emergency shelters. Northam said Tuesday it is "unconscionable" that people could be turned away from shelters during hurricanes, flash floods...
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Associated Press
March 26, 2019 - 10:19 am

House To Try And Override Veto

by Alan Fram WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is nearing a victory over Democrats as the House tries overriding his first veto , a vote that seems certain to fail and would let stand his declaration of a national emergency at the Mexican border. Tuesday's vote would keep the border...
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March 15, 2019 - 4:06 pm

President Vetoes Border Rebuke

By JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump issued the first veto of his presidency on Friday, overruling Congress to protect his emergency declaration for border wall funding. Flanked by law enforcement officials as well as the parents of children...
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February 17, 2019 - 11:10 am

First Trump Veto Threat

By ZEKE MILLER , Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A top adviser to President Donald Trump indicated Sunday that Trump is prepared to issue the first veto of his term if Congress votes to disapprove of his declaration of a national emergency along the U.S.-Mexico border. White House...
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May 04, 2018 - 9:53 am

Kansas, Oklahoma approve religious veto on LGBT adoptions

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — State lawmakers in Kansas and Oklahoma have approved legislation to grant legal protections to faith-based adoption agencies that cite their religious beliefs for not placing children in LGBT homes. Supporters of such measures argued that the core issue is protecting a group's...
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