News from The Hill: Obama vetoes Keystone XL

News from The Hill Obama vetoes Keystone XL By Laura Barron-Lopez President Obama on Tuesday vetoed legislation authorizing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, rebuffing the new Republican Congress amid a furious battle over Homeland Security funding. The veto — just the third of Obama’s presidency — was made in private and without fanfare, reflecting the tensions in the Democratic Party over whether the pipeline should be approved. Republicans, who held back the bill until Tuesday to prevent Obama from rejecting it while they were away from Washington, vowed the Keystone fight is not over, and may now attempt to override the veto with votes in the House and Senate. Read more here.