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Federal corruption trial opens for DC Council member Trayon White

A bribery trial starts this week for a Washington, D.C., Council member accused of accepting cash from an associate in exchange for using his elected position to help extend city contracts for the associate’s businesses

The Independent UK

Republicans look to rebuke DC Council with swing at local tax code

“They are spending more time trying to overturn D.C. laws than they’re doing with a number of pressing issues,” one organizer said of Congress.

Roll Call

D.C. Police Union Chair Supports Trump's Federal Takeover

D.C. Police Union chair advocates for temporary federal control in response to local policing challenges and calls for immediate action.

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What Caused the D.C. Crime Wave?

Don't blame criminal justice reform or a lack of social spending for D.C.'s crime spike. Blame government mismanagement.

Reason

House Republicans paint DC as hellish in move to strike another city bill - Roll Call

Congressional Republicans on Wednesday took aim at D.C. as they seek to overturn a council vote for the second time in a month.

Roll Call

DC braces for 'robust oversight' after criminal code fiasco

President Joe Biden’s signature on a measure nullifying the recent overhaul of the District of Columbia criminal code marked the end of one bruising public fight between Congress and local lawmakers

The Independent UK

Senate votes to overturn DC criminal code changes

WASHINGTON — The Senate cleared a disapproval resolution Wednesday to block a District of Columbia bill that would have overhauled the criminal code, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk.

Tribune News Service

Senate voting to block DC crime laws, Biden supportive

The Senate is poised to block new District of Columbia crime laws, voting on a rare motion of disapproval as lawmakers in both parties have expressed concern about rising violent crime rates in cities nationwide

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Senate votes to overturn DC criminal code changes - Roll Call

The Senate cleared a measure Wednesday to nullify a controversial D.C. law, sending it to President Joe Biden for his expected signature.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Will Bunch: Joe Biden's pander to Fox News tropes is the worst move of his presidency

It's a rare moment that we can place a time stamp on a U.S. president's worst decision. But in the case of Joe Biden, we can thank politics-by-Twitter for the ability to write definitively that the dumbest move —both governmentally and politically — by our 46th POTUS is the unforced…

The Independent UK

Biden upends politics, precedent in pivot on DC crime law

President Joe Biden’s support of a resolution to block new District of Columbia crime laws has split members of his own party amid rising concerns about crime in the nation’s capital and other cities

Tribune News Service

As DC backtracks on changes to city's criminal code, Senate vote is moving forward

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer has rejected a plea from the Democratic chairman of the Washington, D.C., Council to cancel a planned vote on a House-passed measure blocking the district’s new criminal code.

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The Independent UK

DC to pull new crime law; impact on Senate vote unclear

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Axios

D.C. declares early defeat on crime reforms ahead of Senate vote

The proposal has set off a national debate about crime.

Roll Call

As city backtracks, Senate vote on DC criminal changes going ahead

Senate Majority Leader Schumer is rejecting an attempt by D.C. officials to avoid a vote to block a new criminal code.

Reason

Biden Embraces the Fearmongering, Vows To Squash D.C.'s Mild Criminal Justice Reforms

In rebuking the legislation, the president showed that he may not know what's in it.

Al Jazeera

Biden won’t veto push to overturn law in US capital. Here’s why

US president angers progressives by saying he will not veto Congress bill to block justice reform in Washington, DC.

Salon

Biden backs GOP effort on justice reform

Biden is backing a Republican effort to block D.C. lawmakers from setting their own criminal justice laws

Axios

Biden tells Senate Democrats he won't veto GOP-led resolution blocking D.C. crime law

Congress has final authority over the capital city.

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