“House Republicans moved quickly Monday to follow President Donald Trump’s lead as he took unprecedented action to target Washington’s locally elected government — further heightening the GOP’s scrutiny of the capital city and its Democratic elected leaders,” Politico reports.
House GOP Backs Up Trump on D.C. Crime Push
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