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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Farnoush Amiri

House voting to overturn DC police accountability law

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The Republican-led House is set to approve a resolution Wednesday that would block a District of Columbia police accountability bill, further escalating the feud over the right to self-government in the nation’s capital.

The vote on the measure — called a disapproval resolution — is the third time this year that House Republicans have sought to overturn local D.C. legislation, claiming officials have been soft on crime in the midst of a multi-year spike. But the bill is unlikely to advance in the Democratic-led Senate, and President Joe Biden has promised a veto.

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