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House votes to block 2 DC bills, drawing some local outrage and calls for statehood
ABC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter months of contention which began shortly after the midterm elections, the House, led by the...
Joe Biden says he will sign bill overriding D.C.'s new crime law that reduces sentences
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Thursday he will sign a Republican-backed resolution that...
In a Reversal, Biden Says He’ll Sign Republican DC Crime Bill
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(Bloomberg) -- President Joe Biden said he’d sign Republican legislation barring the government in...
Biden reversal to overturn D.C. crime law ignites ongoing statehood debate
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Joe Biden shocked D.C. leaders and activists on Thursday in announcing that he would not...
John Fetterman's picture-taking, buddy-making, convention-breaking first month on Capitol Hill
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDemocratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and his family await their turn in the Old Senate...
DC conflict reflects wider efforts undermining local control
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPredominantly white legislative bodies are seeking to curb or usurp the authority of local...
Senate votes to block DC crime laws, Biden supportive
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Senate voted Wednesday to block new District of Columbia crime laws and overrule the city...
Republicans Are Sending Abortion Back to the States. But D.C. Isn’t a State.
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAll seems calm one spring afternoon on Capitol Hill. Storms whipping up tornadoes are building miles away, but it’s business as usual at the Carol Whitehall Moses Center, Planned Parenthood’ ...
White House struggles to explain Biden decision on DC crime bill
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe White House on Friday struggled to explain President Biden’s decision to not veto a GOP...
Biden upends politics, precedent in pivot on DC crime law
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Joe Biden’s support of a Republican resolution to block new District of Columbia crime...