House Votes to End Support for Yemen War, Rebuffing Trump

SUSANNAH GEORGE / The Associated Press Apr 4, 2019 Paired with Senate vote, Congress for the first time invokes the decades-old War Powers Resolution to try to stop a foreign conflict. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

House Fails to Override Trump Veto of His Border Emergency

ALAN FRAM / The Associated Press Mar 26, 2019 In the showdown's legislative finale, 14 Republicans join all voting Democrats, but the measure falls 38 votes short of two-thirds majority. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Issues His First Veto After Rebuke of Border Order

JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Mar 15, 2019 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls the president's overruling of Congress's rejection of his emergency declaration a "lawless power grab." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Signs $1.3 Trillion Budget After Threatening Veto

LISA MASCARO, ALAN FRAM, CATHERINE LUCEY and JILL COLVIN / The Associated Press Mar 23, 2018 The president signs a huge spending bill, averting a government shutdown at midnight, acting just hours after saying he was considering a veto. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Says He Is “Considering” Veto of Budget

LISA MASCARO, ALAN FRAM and CATHERINE LUCEY / The Associated Press Mar 23, 2018 The president casts doubt on whether he will back the $1.3 trillion spending bill needed to avert a government shutdown Friday, citing concerns over "Dreamer" immigrants and border wall money. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Undeterred by Veto Threat, Senate Passes Bill Allowing 9/11 Survivors to Sue Saudi Arabia

By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams May 18, 2016 "Look, if the Saudis did not participate in this terrorism, they have nothing to fear about going to court," said Sen. Chuck Schumer. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

John Boehner’s Sorry Spectacle

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Mar 5, 2015 The House speaker needs to decide whether he wants to be remembered as an effective leader or as a befuddled hack. So far, I'm afraid, it's the latter. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

TV Meteorologists Should Say It Loud and Clear: Climate Change Is Here

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Feb 26, 2015 The corporate television newscasts spend more and more time covering the increasingly disruptive, costly and at times deadly weather. But they consistently fail to make the link between extreme weather and climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Prepared to Veto Keystone XL Pipeline Bill on Tuesday (Updated)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Feb 24, 2015 He said he'd do it, and it looks like he means business: President Obama is ready to flex his executive power and veto the divisive bill designed to launch construction of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline that would span from the U.S.-Canadian border to the Gulf Coast. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama Poised to Veto Keystone Pipeline Legislation

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jan 7, 2015 He might be viewed by some as a lame duck cornered by an antagonistic Congress eager to shut him down, but President Obama is apparently still willing to flex his executive powers when it comes to the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would stretch from the U.S.-Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gov. Rick Perry to Turn Himself In

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Aug 19, 2014 As of Friday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry became the first occupant of his office to be indicted in nearly a century, and as of Tuesday, the Lone Star State's top executive was ready to turn himself in to the local authorities as he stands accused of abusing his power. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Grand Jury Indicts Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Abuse of Power Charges

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Aug 16, 2014 The Texas governor's presidential aspirations may take a back seat to his legal troubles. Rick Perry stands formally accused of two felonies related to his attempt to force the state capital's district attorney, a Democrat, to resign. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )