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House votes to override Donald Trump's veto of Defense bill he refused to sign because it renames Confederate bases and doesn't remove big tech's Section 230 protections - in first such rebuke of his presidency The House of Representatives voted Monday night to override President Donald Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act  Trump vetoed the large defense package last week because he wanted lawmakers to change section 230 of the Communications Decency Act  The president wants 'big tech' to have weaker legal protections, as conservatives have alleged bias against Trump and o...

President Donald Trump spent his fifth day on his golf course on Tuesday  Trump called for 'better leaders' in Congress Tuesday morning after the House voted to over turn his veto of the National Defense Authorization Act  The president demanded in his veto that Congress rewrite the bill with a measure to toss out legal liability protections for 'big tech' companies  He also wants language removed that develops a commission on renaming 10 Military bases named after Confederate figures   'Weak and tired Republican 'leadership' will allow the bad Defense Bill to pass,' Trump posted to Tw...

President Donald Trump vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act Wednesday afternoon  The bill, among other things, includes a provision to rename 10 military bases named after Confederate figures  Trump originally objected to that part of the bill, but later said he would veto it unless Congress changed Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act The president and other Republicans have said the section gives too much protection to 'big tech' companies like Facebook and Twitter  The bill passed both the House and Senate with veto-proof majorities and so Congress is expected to overr...

Virginia Mercury Virginia National Guard soldiers during a technology demonstration at Fort Pickett's Blackstone Army Airfield. (U.S. National Guard photo by Mike Vrabel) WASHINGTON—Congress this week is expected to pass a massive defense policy bill that President Donald Trump has threatened to veto because it would remove the names of Confederate generals from military bases across the South. Members of the House and Senate forged a bipartisan agreement to rename the 10 bases in the annual must-pass defense measure, and Republican leaders such as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of ...

President Donald Trump again said he would veto the National Defense Authorization Act  Trump wants lawmakers to make changes to section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects so-called 'big tech' companies like Twitter  He's also against the bill because it starts the process of renaming bases currently named for Confederate figures  Additionally, the president is against language in the bill that could prevent him from removing troops from Afghanistan, Germany and South Korea  The bill passed Congress with a veto-proof majority, so Congressional leaders will have to sche...