Politics Dec 23 Trump vetoes defense bill, setting up possible override vote By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Politics Feb 22 Trump says he’d veto resolution terminating his emergency declaration ‘100 percent’ The Democrats introduced a resolution Friday to block Trump's declaration, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House would vote on the measure Tuesday. It is sure to pass, and the GOP-run Senate may adopt it as well. By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press
Politics Sep 30 Watch 11:31 Shields and Brooks on Trump’s ‘solitariness’ and Clinton’s fight for millennials Since Monday night's debate, Donald Trump's taxes and tweets have drawn rapt attention. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the "bizarreness" of the week's campaign developments, Hillary Clinton’s struggle to… By PBS NewsHour
Nation Mar 04 Senate fails to override Obama’s veto of Keystone pipeline bill WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday failed to override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill to construct the Keystone XL pipeline, the first of many confrontations between the Republican-controlled Congress and the White House this year over energy policy. By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press
Nation Feb 24 Watch 10:07 What President Obama’s veto means for Keystone’s future A bill approving the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline was the first order of business for the Republican-led Congress this year, and today that bill was vetoed by President Obama. Gwen Ifill gets two views from Jeremy Symons of… By PBS NewsHour
Feb 24 Who were the biggest presidential vetoers? By Domenico Montanaro With his veto of the Keystone Pipeline, President Obama issued the third veto of his presidency. That is the fewest of any president since James Garfield in 1881. Continue reading
May 15 Watch Congress Passes $290B Farm Bill Despite White House Opposition Amid global concerns over food prices, the Senate approved a $290 billion dollar farm bill Thursday with enough support to overcome a threatened presidential veto. A reporter outlines facets of the bill and its implications for U.S. food and agriculture… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch House Democrats Push War Funding Bill, Troop Drawdown The U.S. House of Representatives debated a $50 billion war-funding bill for Iraq and Afghanistan Wednesday that would also require U.S. troops to start leaving Iraq within 30 days. Two House members discuss the conflict between Congress and the White… Continue watching