DC faces $1 billion in budget cuts as House bill threatens DC autonomy
The District of Columbia could face a $1 billion budget shortfall after House Republicans introduced a continuing resolution ...
Bowser tries to assuage Trump DC concerns to keep home rule threats at bay
While she may be willing to negotiate secondary items with the Trump administration, there is one issue Bowser will not budge on: D.C. statehood.
How D.C. first lost its right to self-govern, and the long road to home rule
The nation’s capital made history on Jan. 8, 1867, by giving Black men the right to vote with the District of Columbia ...
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Trump says feds should 'take over' and govern Washington D.C.
"I think that we should govern the District of Columbia. It's so important, the D.C. situation," Trump said. "I think that we should run it strong, run it with law and order, make it absolutely ...
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Trump says federal government should ‘take over’ DC, backing congressional GOP push
He added, “I think that we should govern District of Columbia.” Under terms of the city’s Home Rule authority, Congress already vets all D.C. laws and can outright overturn them. Some ...