Both the U.S. House and Senate have passed resolutions to block the Washington, D.C. Council’s Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022, which would lower penalties for violent crimes in the nation’s capital. Alaska’s Rep. Mary Peltola, however, voted to lower mandatory sentences for murder, sexual assault, and armed robbery in Washington, D.C. The law that … Continue reading D.C. crime: Peltola, voted ‘aye’ for violent offenders but President Biden burns her by signaling he will repeal