President Donald Trump issued just the second veto of his presidency, rejecting a congressional resolution that would have put an end to U.S. involvement in the Yemen civil war. The …
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The Power of the President: VETO
by Jon Harrisby Jon HarrisFriday, President Donald Trump signed his very first veto, a power the president possesses. With the Senate Republicans bowing to Democrats’ pressure, President Trump’s emergency declaration was defeated. Those Republicans …
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnel (R-KY) has conceded that there is enough Republican resistance in the Senate to block Trump’s border emergency declaration. To be clear, McConnell is still firmly …