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(WASHINGTON) -- Pending changes to the century-old criminal code of Washington, D.C., are now at the center of political controversy in Congress and an ongoing

(WASHINGTON) -- Pending changes to the century-old criminal code of Washington, D.C., are now at the center of political controversy in Congress and an ongoing debate about the capitol’s municipal sovereignty -- as local advocates say solutions require the very unity lacking in the discussion, with violence on the rise. The Senate, which has rarely-used

On Monday D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson announced he sent a letter to the U.S. Senate to withdraw the Revised Criminal Code Act (RCCA), the major overhaul of D.C.'s criminal laws.

Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee has a commonsense solution to rising homicides in Washington: “We need to keep violent people in jail.”

Washington, DC, police chief Robert Contee said Monday that the average homicide suspect is arrested 11 times prior to being arrested for carrying out a murder.

Washington, DC, police chief Robert Contee said Monday that the average homicide suspect is arrested 11 times prior to being arrested for carrying out a murder.

Hundreds gathered in Southeast D.C. Sunday night demanding justice in the death of Alaunte Scott, the 22-year-old shot and killed by two U.S. marshals. 

On Monday D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson announced he sent a letter to the U.S. Senate to withdraw the Revised Criminal Code Act (RCCA), the major overhaul of D.C.'s criminal laws.

Congress and the president are expected to nullify a Washington, D.C., law for the first time in more than 30 years, and District leaders are expressing...

President Joe Biden told Senate Democrats Thursday he won't veto a measure that would block D.C. from enacting a controversial criminal code reform bill if it...