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

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.

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

WASHINGTON — In the days since an upbeat meeting with President Joe Biden at a party retreat in Baltimore, House Democrats have been expressing frustration with the White House over the president’s decision to sign legislation to overturn a rewrite of the local criminal code in Washington, D.C.

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

House Democrats are voicing frustration over Biden's decision not to veto legislation that would overturn an updated D.C. criminal code.

WASHINGTON — The House passed resolutions Thursday to overturn District of Columbia bills that would allow immigrants to vote in local elections and reduce criminal penalties, the first time the chamber has voted to nix local measures in eight years.

Yoel Roth said Elon Musk shared “a defamatory allegation that I support or condone pedophilia."

The House passed resolutions Thursday to overturn District of Columbia bills on noncitizen voting and criminal penalties.

WASHINGTON — As election watchers imagine what the Hill will look like after the midterms, they may start with the bustle in the hallways. The Capitol could fully reopen to the public as soon as January if Republicans win a majority.

The Capitol could throw open its doors to the public again as soon as January if Republicans win a majority — but security remains a concern.