May 2, 2016 Fact-checker calls out Obama for saying Keystone ‘bypasses’ US President Obama earned a double-barreled rebuke Monday from The Washington Post's fact-checker, for repeating a faulty claim that the Keystone XL pipeline "bypasses" the U.S. - and for saying it would only carry "Canadian oil."
May 2, 2016 Obama vows to veto GOP-backed abortion, pipeline bills President Barack Obama is vowing to veto a Republican-backed bill that would ban abortions after the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, as well as a measure that would require a decision on pipeline construction within 12 months.
May 2, 2016 House approves Keystone bill, as court ruling delivers win to pipeline backers The House easily passed a bill on Friday authorizing construction of the Keystone pipeline, just hours after Nebraska's highest court tossed a lawsuit challenging the route -- increasing pressure on President Obama to approve the long-delayed project.
May 2, 2016 Obama hits campaign trail in pre-speech tour, amid Keystone fight President Obama threw himself back onto the campaign trail this week as he tried to shift the spotlight away from the flurry of activity on Capitol Hill under the new GOP majority, as Republicans and Democrats alike scrambled to round up votes to override a threatened veto on key legislation.
May 2, 2016 GOP hopes to force Obama's hand on Keystone It took just a few hours for the new Republican-controlled Congress to elicit its first veto threat from President Obama, dashing initial hopes for bipartisanship and cementing the status of the Keystone XL pipeline as Washington's reigning political football.
May 2, 2016 White House issues veto threat over Keystone pipeline bill The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto fresh legislation approving the controversial Keystone pipeline, setting up a likely showdown between President Obama and the new GOP-controlled Congress over one of Republicans' top agenda items.
May 2, 2016 GOP lawmakers filing Keystone bills on Tuesday, White House mum on veto plans Wasting no time, Republican lawmakers plan to file legislation in both chambers on Tuesday to green-light the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline -- as the new, Republican-led Congress begins its term.
December 20, 2015 Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline bid President Obama announced Friday that he has rejected Canadian energy giant TransCanada's application to build the Keystone XL pipeline, saying that the pipeline was not in the U.S. national interest.
December 20, 2015 Congress set to pass bill approving Keystone XL pipeline The Republican-controlled Congress is set to send a bill approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline to President Barack Obama, who has vowed to veto it.
December 20, 2015 Senate approves Keystone pipeline bill, in face of White House veto threat The Senate passed legislation Thursday approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline, setting up a looming veto showdown with the White House.
