Four Democrats buck party on funding bill despite White House veto threat
Four House Democrats on Wednesday overrode party opposition to pass the annual Department of Veterans Affairs and military construction funding bill, days after the White House threatened to veto the bill over a partisan rider they called a “poison pill.” The Republican-led House of Representatives voted mostly along party lines Wednesday morning to pass a […]
DC Council approves new crime bill, overriding mayor’s veto | FOX 5 DC
D.C. Council approved the new controversial crime bill Tuesday, overriding Mayor Muriel Bowser’s veto. FOX 5’s Katie Barlow … source
Biden may rethink SAB 121 vote veto due to political support for crypto – Cointelegraph
On May 16, 2024, a majority of the U.S. Senate passed the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to review Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 (SAB 121). Passed by US Senate H.J.Res. 109 The vote was 60-38, an unprecedented turnout for a U.S. Congress. In addition to the excellent support of HJRes. […]
U.S. Senate Votes to Kill SEC's Crypto Accounting Policy, Testing Biden's Veto Threat – CoinDesk
The U.S. Senate on Thursday joined the House in calling for the removal of the controversial Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) crypto policy known as Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121, but President Joe Biden vetoed the resolution. He declared that he would exercise the right. Although the Senate voted 60-38 to overturn the policy, commonly […]
‘Arizona Border Invasion Act’ Passes State Senate, Hobbs Plans To Veto
A bill targeting illegal immigration in Arizona has passed the Arizona State Senate along party lines. Republican Sen. Janae Shamp’s legislation dubbed the “Arizona Border Invasion Act” would criminalize crossing into Arizona under state law unless it is through a legal port of entry at the United States-Mexico border. In addition, Senate Bill 1231 would give […]
Arizona governor breaks veto record sparring with Republican legislature
The Republican-controlled Arizona legislature hasn’t agreed with Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ) on much. As a result, Hobbs has used her veto power 185 times since January 2023, breaking a state record. The last governor to veto this many bills, Democrat Janet Napolitano, did so over the entirety of her term. Arizona Republicans hold slim majorities […]
Gov. Tony Evers’s veto to extend school funding for 400 years in Wisconsin faces challenge from business lobby
The Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce’s Litigation Center, Wisconsin’s largest business lobby, asked the state Supreme Court to strike down a veto from Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) that funded public schools for the next 400 years. Taxpayers Jeffery LeMieux and David DeValk filed an original action petition to bypass lower courts and head to the state’s […]
Biden Administration Opposes Palestinian Effort to Win Statehood at U.N. But May Withhold Veto
The State Department announced Wednesday that the Biden administration remains committed to a “two-state solution” between Israel and the Palestinians, but opposes Palestinian efforts to negotiate statehood at the United Nations. Palestinian delegation to the United Nations Said The country’s government on Wednesday wants the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to vote by the end […]
Russian veto halts UN monitoring of North Korea nuclear sanctions
Russia this week vetoed the annual renewal of a panel of experts tasked with monitoring enforcement of U.N. sanctions against North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Thirteen members of the UN Security Council voted in favor of extending the panel’s mandate for another year, with China abstaining. North Korea has been under sanctions since […]
LeBron James claims to have veto power over Lakers coach Darvin Ham
LeBron James is hosting a lake show in Los Angeles, noting that the Lakers star was forced to veto head coach Darvin Ham’s game plan earlier this season. “In the game against the Clippers, the game against Kawhi had switching built in. [Leonard] And against James [Harden] And no matter what happens, I vetoed the […]