DC Statehood

Norton Introduces Veterans Day Resolution with Call for D.C. Statehood

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton on Tuesday introduced her annual Veterans Day resolution with a renewed call for the District…

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Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case for D.C. Statehood

In one of its first actions of the new term on Monday, the Supreme Court chose not to interfere with…

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Norton Chairs D.C. Statehood Issue Forum for CBC Conference

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton served as the host for the “A New Majority for D.C. Statehood” virtual issue forum…

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D.C. Statehood a Priority, Civil Rights Leaders Say

Civil rights leaders joined about 70 D.C. statehood activists at Freedom Plaza in Northwest on Aug. 28 to insist making…

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D.C. Leaders Want Statehood on March on for Washington Agenda

While the March on Washington taking place on Aug. 28 will focus on informing Americans about voter suppression measures throughout…

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D.C. Favors Statehood for Puerto Rico

While District leaders advocate for the city to become the 51st state, they also support Puerto Rico achieving statehood and…

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D.C. Statehood Timeline

This is a timeline on the centuries’ struggle District residents have waged for full citizenship, whether it be for a…

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D.C., National Leaders Rally for Statehood on National Mall

District and national voting rights leaders, as well as the daughter of a former U.S. president, called on Congress June…

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MORIAL: The Goals of Our Civil Rights Movement Will Not Be Realized Until D.C. Statehood is Achieved

We cannot allow this denial of constitutional rights to continue right outside of Congress' front door.

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D.C. Leaders Discuss Statehood During Senate Hearing

District leaders testified in front of a Senate committee on June 22, making the case for the city to become…

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Bowser to Call for D.C. Statehood in Capitol Hill Testimony

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser prepared on Tuesday to testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs…

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D.C. Statehood Activists Gear Up for Historic June 22 Senate Hearing

D.C. statehood activists are organizing their supporters for the June 22 hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security…

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Senate Hearing on D.C. Statehood Bill Set for June 22

Sen. Thomas Carper, the author of his chamber’s D.C. statehood bill, announced Thursday the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental…

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D.C. Republicans Split on Statehood

Congressional Republicans oppose the District becoming the 51st state of the union but the city’s local GOP members look at…

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Five Senators Speak Up for D.C. Statehood

Five U.S. senators spoke Tuesday on the chamber floor in support of passing a bill to make D.C. the union's…

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Norton Lauds Constitutional Scholars’ Letter Supporting D.C. Statehood

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton on Tuesday praised a letter to leaders on Capitol Hill from some of the country's…

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Norton Praises Senate Dems for Killing Amendment Opposing D.C. Statehood

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton on Friday praised Democrats on the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration for recently defeating…

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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Agrees to Co-Sponsor D.C. Statehood Bill

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is the latest co-sponsor of a bill granting statehood to the District of Columbia — a key…

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Fight for D.C. Statehood Goes to Capitol Hill Thursday

After years of going back and forth, lawmakers return to Capitol Hill Thursday to vote on making D.C. the nation’s…

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D.C. Shadow Senator Erects Sign Warning Incoming Residents of Loss of ‘Basic Civil Rights’

Michael D. Brown, a D.C. shadow senator on Capitol Hill, has erected a sign in his front yard warning potential…

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Manchin, W.Va. Dems Disagree on D.C. Statehood Bill

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is at odds with the party in his home state of West Virginia over a D.C.…

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Why D.C. Statehood? The Real Story

The road to D.C. statehood has been long.

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D.C. Statehood Bills Continue to Progress Through Congress

Legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate supporting the District becoming the 51st state has made…

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House Committee Passes D.C. Statehood Bill

The House Committee on Oversight and Reform passed legislation on Wednesday to make D.C. the 51st state despite Republican amendments…

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Emancipation Day Activities to Focus on D.C. Statehood

The volume of Emancipation Day celebrations in the District may be muted by COVID-19 but the intensity will be turned…

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