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

Nevada Democrats still hold the power in the state Legislature but have fallen short of winning a two-thirds supermajority in ...

Republicans believe a strong Donald Trump victory would ensure that Gov. Joe Lombardo could keep overriding Democratic ...

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 ...

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

The immigration enforcement bill targets local law enforcement that resisted ICE’s efforts during Trump’s first term.

In some cases, early results show Republicans broke up Democratic trifectas, in which one party controls both legislative chambers and the governorship. Those flips could create less left-leaning ...

Or if Democrats wrest control of the House, it would provide an almost certain backstop, with veto power over the White House ...

United Nations, born from the ashes of a genocide, is facing its reckoning at the hands of a genocide perpetrated by the very ...

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

Josh Stein won the governor’s race in North Carolina and Democrats broke under the magic number of 72 in the House of ...