
The U.S. Senate approved a bill Thursday that would strip Obamacare of key tax-raising features and would also eliminate taxpayer-funding of abortion businesses, including Planned Parenthood.
by Dr. Susan Berry3 Dec 2015, 7:36 PM PST0

“By placing domestic politics ahead of our troops, President Obama has put America’s national security at risk. This indefensible veto blocks pay and vital tools for our troops while Iranian terrorists prepare to gain billions under the president’s nuclear deal,” House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said following Obama’s veto. A vote to override the veto has already been scheduled in the House for November 5.
by Caroline May22 Oct 2015, 1:57 PM PST0

President Obama is keeping a promise by vetoing the $612 billion defense policy bill, inviting reporters and photographers to watch him wield his veto pen in the Oval Office.
by John Hayward22 Oct 2015, 1:52 PM PST0

White House press secretary Josh Earnest consistently vows that President Obama would veto a bill from House Republicans that fully defunds Planned Parenthood. But he remained open to the idea that Obama might sign a bill that partially defunds the abortion corporation.
by Charlie Spiering14 Oct 2015, 12:01 PM PST0

California Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill that would have mandated the creation of a uniform ethnic studies course for public schools in California.
by Daniel Nussbaum13 Oct 2015, 1:22 PM PST0

California Governor Jerry Brown showed his unflinching support for unlimited drone operations by vetoing three bipartisan bills protecting privacy, public safety and education.
by Chriss W. Street4 Oct 2015, 9:42 AM PST0

The Baltic nations used their platforms at the UN Security Council to protest Russian President Vladimir Putin. In the past 20 months, Russia has threatened the three former Soviet republics repeatedly, which has forced the governments to amp up security.
by Mary Chastain1 Oct 2015, 9:26 AM PST0

President Obama vowed to veto a bill that would defund Planned Parenthood soon after Pope Francis finished up his speech to Congress calling for respect for life in all of its stages. The statement from the White House asserted that the Senate’s attempt to defund Planned Parenthood would “disproportionately impact low-income individuals,” and demanded a bill that would fund the government free of “ideological provisions that are intended to advance a narrow political agenda.”
by Charlie Spiering24 Sep 2015, 9:20 AM PST0

Friday at the White House press briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest said President Barack Obama would veto any attempt to defund Planned Parenthood from Republicans responding to the controversial videos showing Planned Parenthood doctors negotiating over the the sale of
by Pam Key31 Jul 2015, 11:59 AM PST0

Parental rights have taken center stage at three Health Freedom Rallies held Friday along California’s coast at the Golden Gate Bridge, Huntington Beach Pier, and Santa Monica Pier.
by Michelle Moons4 Jul 2015, 12:38 PM PST0

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a probable GOP presidential candidate, said in order to win the 2016 elections, Republicans need to gain Hispanic voters by pushing a “long, hard path to citizenship” reports the Washington Times.
by Alex Swoyer9 May 2015, 6:47 PM PST0

The GOP, desirous of overriding Barack Obama’s veto of legislation approving the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline, failed to do so on Wednesday, with the vote 62-37, five votes short of the two-thirds majority needed.
by William Bigelow4 Mar 2015, 9:42 PM PST0

Barack Obama’s veto of the bill allowing the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline is likely to be a bellwether of vetoes yet to come, reversing a trend in his first six years in office that saw him veto only two bills.
by William Bigelow24 Feb 2015, 10:03 PM PST0

President Obama is still complaining about Republicans obstructing legislative action in Washington, even though they now control both houses of Congress. But the president appears to be the one who’s comfortable saying “no” so far, at least when it comes to blocking Republican initiatives from Congress.
by Charlie Spiering23 Jan 2015, 6:34 AM PST0

Tuesday during his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama touted the stock market and health care saying, “This is good news, people,” using that as evidence his policies are successful, he threatened to veto Republican legislation. Obama said, “Our
by Pam Key20 Jan 2015, 7:00 PM PST0

Wednesday on the “The Tom Joyner Morning Show,” Al Sharpton talked about the Republican takeover of the U.S. Congress. Sharpton said, “This is the largest majority Republicans have had since the 1920s, and what will happen, and how we deal
by Pam Key7 Jan 2015, 12:45 PM PST0

Several times during Tuesday’s White House daily briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest said President Barack Obama would veto legislation that approves construction of the Keystone XL pipeline if it lands on his desk, as was promised to happen later this
by Pam Key6 Jan 2015, 12:11 PM PST0

Monday at the White House press briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest was challenged by Fox News Channel’s chief White House correspondent Ed Henry over claims that the president is willing and eager to work with Republicans despite President Barack Obama threatening vetoes and
by Pam Key5 Jan 2015, 12:39 PM PST0

The Obama administration might indeed allow a UN Security Council resolution on a Palestinian state to pass, provided some wording could be found that would accommodate the terms of Resolutions 242 and 338, which encourage a negotiated peace.
by Joel B. Pollak5 Jan 2015, 6:28 AM PST0