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January 21 – Women's March on Washington, estimated 500,000 protesters marched in the Nation's Capital (with over 1.3 million estimated marched across the United States), and another 3,200,000 marched across the world to promote women's rights, immigration reform, and LGBTQ rights, and to address racial inequities, worker's issues, and ...
The Washington, D.C., Admission Act, often referred to simply as the D.C. Admission Act, is a bill introduced during the 116th United States Congress.The bill would grant Washington, D.C., admission into the Union as a state (which would also make it the country's first and only city-state).
The election coincided with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the U.S. House, elections to the United States Senate, and various other state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton was first elected in 1991 and re-elected in 2022 with 86.5% of the vote. [ 1 ]
Congress will take the last step to formalize President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris Monday when it assembles in joint session to count the Electoral College votes. The ...
Republicans return to Congress for the lame duck session to decide on government funding, leadership elections in both chambers, and whether to cut a deal with Democrats or push the issue into ...
In 1978, Congress proposed the District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment. Under this amendment, the District of Columbia would have been "treated as though it were a State" regarding congressional representation, presidential elections (replacing the limited treatment under the Twenty-third Amendment), and the constitutional amendment process.
Project 2025, a 930-page document that calls for drastic cuts in social services, would increase homelessness and other issues. Voters need to know where candidates stand on Project 2025.
A referendum approving a state constitution and encouraging the D.C. Council to petition Congress to admit the District of Columbia as the 51st state [67] Passed 244,134 (78.48%) 40,779 (13.11%) [68] 2018 Initiative 77: An initiative to increase the minimum wage for tipped employees to the same level as non-tipped employees [69] Passed ...