Wall Street investors are bracing for a battle over Trump policies and plans that risk ballooning the U.S. debt load.

So to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes, all GOP members need to be present to vote unless Democrats side with the ...

Since 2023, Republicans have held supermajorities in the House and Senate. This election changed that in one of the chambers.

Laredo's mayor declined to veto salary adjustments for city councilmembers but pledged to bring the issue back as an official ...

Several legislative races that could determine whether Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo keeps his veto power were in play as of ...

Democrats entered Election Day with 28 of the Assembly’s 42 seats — just enough to control two-thirds of the chamber for ...

North Carolina Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Stein's veto could become more effective than outgoing Gov. Roy Cooper's stamp has ...

The US political system has been designed with guardrails against authoritarianism, but how powerful are these checks and ...

Passage of a ballot referendum in 1995 enabled the governor to have veto power; North Carolina was the last state in the country to be granted ability to veto. The General Assembly can override ...

An extension of the $100 power credit passed by senators in a supplemental ... The governor said she is considering a line-item veto of the extension, which will cost $15.8 million, because ...

Before the election results began rolling in, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly took the stage, confident that Democrats could break ...