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Capital Crime Wave Prompts DC Mayor’s Major Reversal on Police Restraints

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Amid escalating crime in the nation’s capital, President Joe Biden went to bat for a “police reform” law passed by the D.C. Council by vetoing a bipartisan congressional measure that would have overturned it. Now, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser wants to roll back the same law that Biden protected.  The House Oversight and Accountability Committee, whose oversight includes the District of Columbia, held two hearings earlier this year on the D.C. crime problem.  “Unfortunately, President Biden refused to stand by the Metropolitan Police Department and allowed the D.C. Council’s anti-police…

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Biden slams Republicans, firearms industry for crime wave as he calls for gun-control measures

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NEW YORK — President Biden blamed lax gun ownership laws Thursday for the crime wave hitting New York City and other communities, insisting that Second Amendment rights were never meant to be absolute but saying nothing about the progressive crime policies of new District Attorney Alvin Bragg that many here blame for the surge of violence in the city. In a meeting with New York Mayor Eric Adams and other Democratic officials, Mr. Biden criticized the “resistance” to gun control measures by Republicans in Congress, state legislatures, gun manufacturers and…

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Week In Politics: US-Saudi Relations And A Bigger-Than-Expected Blue Wave – NPR

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Week In Politics: US-Saudi Relations And A Bigger-Than-Expected Blue WaveNPRNPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with political commentators Gayle Trotter and Kimberly Atkins of the Boston Herald about the United States' relationship with Saudi Arabia, the Democrats potentially gaining as many as 40 seats in the House of Representatives …and more » us politics – Google News

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Democrats would need huge wave — one not seen in more than 40 years — to win US House, report says – The Denver Post

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The Denver Post Democrats would need huge wave — one not seen in more than 40 years — to win US House, report saysThe Denver PostA report released Monday suggests Democrats might have to temper their enthusiasm about climbing back to power during this year's midterm elections. To win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats would need a tremendous electoral …Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "I am considering a VETO of the Omnibus Spending Bill based on the fact that the 800,000 …Twitter Trump signs massive spending…

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