The president said he would not veto legislation he had opposed that would thwart a new District of Columbia criminal code that reduces some sentences, as crime gains potency as a political issue. By ...

Feb. 10 (UPI) --The Republican-controlled House voted to block a pair of laws passed by the D.C. Council that would have updated the capital's criminal code and allowed non-citizens to vote in local ...

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 ...