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U.S. Congress to End Emergency Tax Bill Over $6,000 Senior Deduction and Tip, Overtime Tax Breaks in D.C.

Here's how taxpayers can amend their already-filed income tax returns amid a potentially looming legal battle on Capitol Hill.

Kiplinger · Feb 19

‘It still seems overwhelming’: Officials finally explain why they demolished the East Wing, but one Democrat isn’t buying it

Demolition was the only way?

We Got This Covered · Jan 9

House takes aim at cashless bail in DC - Roll Call

Republicans continued their push to reshape criminal justice and policing in the District, with support from dozens of Democrats.

Roll Call · Nov 19, 2025

Boebert fixates on urination at hearing

"Interesting line of questioning from someone whose husband did jail time for exposing himself to a teenager"

Salon · Mar 30, 2023

Wee the people: Republican Boebert presses DC witness on public urination

Congresswoman’s fixation on whether criminal code would have decriminalized public urination made biggest splash at hearing

The Guardian - US · Mar 30, 2023

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 · Mar 29, 2023

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 · Mar 21, 2023

A crime bill was supposed to fix Washington DC’s problems. Instead, it polarized a city

The new code revised 120-year-old criminal laws, but the effort was stymied by Joe Biden and an unlikely alliance of Republicans and Democrats

The Guardian - US · Mar 12, 2023

Congress overturns D.C. crime bill with President Biden's help

The Senate approved a GOP-led joint resolution that would overrule the Washington, D.C., city council's recent legislation to rewrite the criminal code for the nation's capital.

WEKU · Mar 9, 2023

US capital withdraws criminal justice reform bill

Move comes as the US Senate was expected to vote down proposed changes to criminal code in Washington, DC.

Al Jazeera · Mar 6, 2023