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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...
'Crazy crime law': Why Democrats and Republicans in Congress are fighting about a D.C. code
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWASHINGTON – A rare Senate vote Wednesday to block Washington, D.C., criminal code reform is a...
Senate votes to overturn D.C.'s crime law changes, splitting Democrats
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWASHINGTON — The Senate passed a GOP-backed measure on Wednesday that would overturn criminal law...
After Hurricane Fiona, will Puerto Rico ever become a state or an independent nation?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor the second time in five years, devastating infrastructure failure in Puerto Rico after a...
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...
House passes resolutions to block DC noncitizen voting bill, criminal code
The Hill via AOL· 1 year agoThe House approved a pair of resolutions on Thursday that disapprove of the District of Columbia’s...
Voting rights face more threats today than Jim Crow era, advocate says
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 9 months agoCivil rights leaders reflect on the pivotal achievement of enfranchisement for Black Americans and...
House votes to overturn DC criminal code and voting laws
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Republican-led House has launched the first salvo in what could be a long-running feud with 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...
Biden's betrayal of D.C.'s Black youth
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPerhaps the most agonizing thing in my final days as a trial lawyer — at the D.C. Public Defender Service, over a decade ago — was the long hours spent...