White House reportedly wants a tweak to strengthen D.C. statehood bill
Republicans have raised a lot of very stupid reasons to oppose statehood for Washington, D.C.—car dealerships, FFS—but that least ...
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White House Is Said to Quietly Push Change to D.C. Statehood Bill
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has quietly approached congressional Democrats about a potential change to their high-profile but long-shot ...
Manchin says he won’t support a D.C. statehood bill.
Senator Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, told local news reporters on Friday that he would not support ...
House Approves D.C. Statehood, but Senate Obstacles Remain
On Thursday, lawmakers pointed to the deadly Capitol riot on Jan. 6, in which Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department helped ...
DC statehood faces a crossroads with congressional vote
Proponents of statehood for Washington D.C., face a milestone moment in their decades-long movement to reshape the American political ...
What the Fight for D.C. Statehood Means
“It’s a massive irony, for all the world to see. / It’s the nation’s capital, it’s Washington, D.C.”Those words ...
What Americans Think About D.C. Statehood, Anti-Asian Discrimination And LGBTQ Rights
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Once again, we’re switching up the format a little, so please let ...
Car dealerships take center stage in Republican objections to Washington, D.C., statehood
On the no side: Washington, D.C., “would be the only state, the only state, without an airport, without a car ...
GOP Senator’s Attack On Washington D.C. Statehood Spectacularly Backfires
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) on Monday tried to make the case against statehood for Washington D.C. But given his ...
Democrats Press for D.C. Statehood as Part of Voting Rights Agenda
WASHINGTON — House Democrats put new weight on Monday behind their push to grant statehood to Washington, D.C., convening ...