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Indiana legislators nullified on Monday any local COVID-19 restrictions tougher than those issued statewide with their vote to override the governor’s veto of a bill giving local elected officials power over such public health orders issued during emergencies. It is the second time in less than a month that the Republican-dominated Legislature has rejected GOP Gov. Eric …

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the daily coronavirus response briefing flanked by National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien, U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr and U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 1, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would veto the sweeping …

Illinois lawmakers have voted to override a veto by Gov. J.B. Pritzker that protects a tax exemption on aircraft parts. A 54-1 Senate vote Wednesday followed a unanimous House vote a day earlier. The override forgives $50 million in past-due taxes from private jet manufacturers and extends them to 2024. Lawmakers approved the tax break in 2010. It expired …

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Trump claims blocking the sale of weapons will weaken America’s global competitiveness The US Senate has failed in its latest bid to block the controversial sale of $8.1bn (£6.5bn) worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia. It comes after Donald Trump used his presidential veto to override resolutions passed by …

(Minerva Studio/iStock) Amir Bajoghli is president of the Medical Society of Northern Virginia. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) vetoed three health insurance bills that would have made it possible for small-business owners and independent contractors to band together and purchase group health insurance plans at competitive rates. These group health insurance plans sponsored by associations, …

Royal Saudi Air Force WASHINGTON: In a bipartisan effort, the Senate voted to block the sale of billions of dollars worth of arms to Saudi Arabia by a 53-45 margin today. But the win for critics of the Saudi-led war in Yemen may be short-lived however, as the total falls well short of the 67 votes …