Tag: Sentences (Criminal)

Fact-Checking Trump Defenders’ Claims After Indictment in Election Case

Former President Donald Trump’s supporters have made inaccurate claims about the judge presiding over his case and misleadingly compared his conduct to that of other politicians.

Senate Clears Bill to Block D.C. Crime Law, Sending It to Biden After Reversal

Thirty-one Democrats joined Republicans in voting to rescind a local law, in a demonstration of the political power of crime as an issue. The president, who had opposed the measure, now says he will sign it.

Biden Won’t Veto Republican-Led Measure Blocking D.C. Criminal Code

G.O.P. lawmakers took aim at the law reducing some sentences as part of their effort to make fears of violent crime a political liability for Democrats.