Biden Not Expected to Veto GOP-Sponsored Resolutions Overturning New Weak-on-Crime DC Laws

Biden Not Expected to Veto GOP-Sponsored Resolutions Overturning New Weak-on-Crime DC Laws

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President Joe Biden isn’t expected to veto Republican-sponsored resolutions that would block new District of Columbia laws that change how the nation’s capital votes and how the city prosecutes and punishes crime, according to people familiar with the matter.City officials have spent nearly two decades trying to redo Washington’s criminal laws, including redefining crimes, changing criminal justice policies and reworking how sentences should be handed down after convictions. Voting law revisions would make it easier for noncitizens to vote in local races.The Republican-controlled House decided to wade into ci …

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