Biden Stands Firm on D.C. Police Reform Despite Republican Opposition.

President Joe Biden will veto a Republican-backed bill aimed at overturning police reforms in Washington, D.C., if it passes in Congress, according to a White House official. The local law, passed by the District of Columbia council, includes provisions that match some police reform measures that Democrats have unsuccessfully tried to pass nationwide in Congress since the killing of George Floyd. While Biden does not support every provision in the D.C. policing bill, he does not support congressional Republicans overturning "common sense police reforms" like a "chokehold" ban, limits on the use of deadly force, releasing footage from cameras worn by officers, and new officer training.