House Republicans took aim Thursday at D.C.’s major policing reform bill just after Congress had blocked a separate D.C. crime bill, signaling that the city will continue to face an onslaught of ...

The Republican-controlled U.S. House flexed its power over D.C. on Thursday in voting to block a pair of local bills, with support from dozens of Democrats as well — the curtain-raiser this session in ...

Thirty-one Democrats joined Republicans in voting to rescind a local law, in a demonstration of the political power of crime as an issue. The president, who had opposed the measure, now says he will ...

House Republicans are reportedly planning to introduce a bill seeking to block the D.C. Council’s recent overhaul of the city’s criminal code, arguing that several of the provisions amount to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's support of a Republican resolution to block new District of Columbia crime laws has split members of his own party amid rising concerns about crime in the ...

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 ...