Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images GOP Lawmaker Introduces Bill for US Gov't to Take Over Democrat-Run City After Rising Crime Rates "Congress needs to reclaim its Constitutional authority and make our Nation’s capital safe again," the lawmaker said. By Bryan Chai August 13, 2023
@MayorBowser / Twitter; Olivier Douliery / AFP via Getty Images DC Mayor Orders Altered US Flags Raised in Protest for Flag Day Invoking 'democracy,' Mayor Bowser called on the Senate to 'embrace representation ... and move DC statehood forward to the President’s desk.' By Elizabeth Stauffer June 14, 2022
Stock photo / Getty ImagesCommentary Senate Launches Plan to Create Extra Votes Just for Dems, End the Founders' Plan Once and for All The Founders chose not to make D.C. a state. A constitutional amendment declined to. But that's not stopping modern Democrats. By Elizabeth Stauffer June 16, 2021
Michael M. Santiago / Getty ImagesCommentary AOC Blames Trump for Now-Infamous Photos of Her Grandma's Disgraceful Living Conditions 'You don’t even have a concept for the role that 1st-gen, first-born daughters play in their families,' Ocasio-Cortez said in one tweet. By C. Douglas Golden June 4, 2021
Drew Angerer / Getty Images Democrats Just Rammed the DC Statehood Bill Through the House The bill will now move to the Senate, where 60 votes will be needed to get it to Biden's desk because of the filibuster. By Erin Coates April 22, 2021
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Biden Administration Officially Moves to Tip Scales Toward Democrats Via DC Statehood 'The Democrats are so greedy to permanently tilt the political balance of power in their favor,' Rep. Andy Biggs said. By Erin Coates April 20, 2021
Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesCommentary GOP Rep Biggs: Democrats Are So Greedy for Power, They've Presented a 'Laughable' DC Statehood Proposal The GOP is fighting back against unconstitutional Democratic attempts to turn Washington, DC, into a state. By Andrew Thornebrooke April 15, 2021
Angel Valentin / Getty ImagesCommentary Puerto Rico Governor Makes Alarming Statement About Statehood '[T]here's no question that having two senators and four representatives in Congress batting for us when needed would make a difference.' By C. Douglas Golden February 16, 2021