Legislation blocking a new crime law in the District of Columbia has drawn bipartisan support in the House, and Senate Republicans are working to win over Democrats.
Thousands of migrants have been arriving on buses sent by the governors of Texas and Arizona. Many have ended up in homeless shelters and on the streets.
Four people were injured in the shooting near a busy corridor in the nation’s capital. The suspect killed himself as the police prepared to enter a fifth-floor apartment from which he had fired more than 20 rounds, the police said.