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He said the only solution to stop MPD from hemorrhaging officers is for local legislators to do an about-face on all the restrictions they’ve implemented in recent years.

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Rep. Chip Roy, Texas Republican, said the bill would force Mr. Biden to do an about-face.

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But only a few months later, the Biden Justice Department seemed to do an about-face.

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This is after Mr. Hogan first announced to fanfare that the new bridge under construction would have bicycle and pedestrian facilities, only to do an about-face when construction was set to begin.

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In recent weeks, bipartisan pressure on Capitol Hill has forced the White House to do an about-face by banning Russian energy imports.

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