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December 31, 2025
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Trump issues vetoes for first time in his second term

Trump issues vetoes for first time in his second term

Trump vetoed the bipartisan-backed bills on Monday, the White House announced on social media. Both the Senate and the House would need to pass the bills again by a two-thirds majority to override the.....

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US President Donald Trump has issued his first two vetoes of his second term, rejecting a bipartisan-backed water pipeline bill and the expansion of a Native American reservation. These actions occurred on Monday, as announced by the White House.

  • One vetoed bill, the "Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act," aimed to complete a clean water pipeline to Colorado's Eastern Plains, a project initially proposed during John F. Kennedy's presidency in the 1960s and having received unanimous congressional support.
  • The second vetoed bill, the "Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act," sought to extend the Miccosukee Native American Tribe's control over Osceola Camp in the Everglades National Park, with Trump citing the tribe's lack of authorization to inhabit the camp and opposition to taxpayer money for "special interests" "unaligned" with his immigration policies.
  • Trump vetos are rare; he vetoed 10 bills during his first term, while Joe Biden vetoed 13 bills over his four-year term.

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