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Amid Trump’s latest feud with D.C., other Republicans echo anti-Washington mantra

By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press

Washington has never been a particularly friendly place for Donald Trump. And after pleading not guilty to federal charges he tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election, Trump was quick to show the feeling was mutual.

Rishi Sunak arrives in Washington with Ukraine, economy and AI on the agenda

By Jill Lawless, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

The U.S. and the U.K. are the two biggest military donors to Ukraine, and the war will be the focus of Sunak's White House meeting with President Joe Biden on Thursday.

House Republicans pass bill to overturn DC police reform

By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press

In a party-line vote Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee advanced a bill to overturn a police reform package passed by the D.C. Council amid nationwide protests about police brutality.

Senate votes to block new D.C. crime laws, Biden plans to sign resolution

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press

The Senate voted Wednesday to block new D.C. crime laws and overrule the city government as lawmakers in both parties have expressed concern about rising violent crime rates in cities nationwide.

Senate moves to override controversial crime law in nation’s capital

By Lisa Desjardins, Tess Conciatori, Ali Schmitz

A U.S. Senate vote on Wednesday means, for the first time in 30 years, Congress and the president will use their power to block a Washington, D.C. local law. The bill would overhaul the city’s criminal code as city leaders…

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Biden upends precedent in backing GOP resolution to block D.C. crime law

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

President Joe Biden's support of a resolution to block new District of Columbia crime laws has split members of his own party amid rising concerns about crime in the nation's capital and other cities.

Biden says he will sign bill blocking new D.C. laws that overhaul criminal justice system

By Colleen Long, Mary Clare Jalonick, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

President Joe Biden says he will sign a Republican-sponsored resolution blocking new District of Columbia laws that overhaul how the nation's capital prosecutes and punishes crime.

Free bus rides are a step closer to reality in D.C. Here’s what that means

By Ryan Thomas, Casey Kuhn

Washington, D.C. may become the largest city in the U.S. to offer free bus services, thanks to legislation pushed forward earlier in December. …

Washington Commanders sued by DC for cheating fans out of ticket money

By Stephen Whyno, Associated Press

The Washington Commanders have been sued again by the District of Columbia. D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced the filing of a lawsuit in civil court against the NFL team for cheating fans who were season-ticket holders out of…

DC voters approve proposal to change pay structure for tipped workers

By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press

A controversial proposal to change the pay structure for servers and other workers at Washington's bars and restaurants was approved by voters Tuesday, four years after an identical measure was overturned by the D.C. Council.