DC mayor says crime-fighting efforts will be affected by budget holdup on Capitol Hill

Fresh off announcing a new effort at cutting juvenile crime, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser expressed frustration Thursday over the fact that D.C. is still waiting for congressional action that would allow it to spend $1 billion in its 2025 budget.

Last month, the Senate passed a measure that would allow the District of Columbia to choose how it spends the funds in its budget, reversing a piece of the budget bill that gave the federal government control over how D.C. spends its money. D.C. officials...