- 5 Reasons Why Washington, D.C. Should Be a State https://www.teenvogue.com/story/why-dc-should-be-state?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=pol&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_mailing=thematic_ballot_111721&utm_medium=email&bxid=5bea03292ddf9c72dc89f9eb&cndid=54983584&hasha=fe5d662adf685ae9dedd7464c832fcdf&hashb=325160894b3da8aacbe57c562af617a415a8ebab&hashc=9c8dbee9bae80a6f003d48aa263a844e4405db0d78e95f698d107181f13667ba&sourcecode=thematic_ballot&utm_content=B&utm_term=Thematic_Ballot_Subscribers 129 comments politics
- Opinion: The swamp isn’t in D.C. It’s in state capitals. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/draining-the-swamp-should-start-in-state-capitals/2021/03/29/10c5a2ec-90bd-11eb-a74e-1f4cf89fd948_story.html 58 comments politics
- Trump Declares State of Emergency in Washington, D.C. https://people.com/politics/trump-declares-state-of-emergency-in-washington-d-c/ 56 comments politics
- Capitol riots renew calls for D.C. to become 51st state https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/capitol-riots-renew-calls-d-c-become-51st-state-n1253614 2003 comments politics
- Protesters clash during rallies in Washington state and Washington, D.C. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/protesters-clash-during-rallies-washington-state-washington-d-c-n1251012 30 comments politics
- Sen. Tom Cotton praises Wyoming as ‘working-class state’ in arguing against D.C. statehood https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gop-senator-says-dc-residents-dont-measure-up-to-wyomings-working-middle-class/2020/06/25/39e66312-b721-11ea-a510-55bf26485c93_story.html?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook 19 comments politics
- House to vote to make Washington D.C. the 51st state https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/house-to-vote-to-make-washington-d-c-the-51st-state 43 comments politics
- 19 States, D.C. To Challenge Trump Administration's Detention Of Migrant Children https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-lawsuit-trump-administration-flores-settlement_n_5d64138be4b0b034ea007006 7 comments politics
- 19 States, D.C. To Challenge Trump Administration's Detention Of Migrant Children https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-lawsuit-trump-administration-flores-settlement_n_5d64138be4b0b034ea007006 4 comments politics
- Making D.C. a police state http://www.inteldaily.com/?c=144&a=7232 5 comments politics
- The Police State Comes To Washington, D.C., Literally http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/06/05/metro-pd-declares-defeat-in-war-against-criminals/ 46 comments politics
- House passes bill that would make D.C. the 51st state https://www.axios.com/dc-statehood-bill-house-vote-1575b95c-4da2-4992-8c89-1c60b1997d3c.html 4 comments politics
- In faraway state houses, a battle brews over making D.C. the 51st state https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-statehood-resolutions/2021/02/26/dfb3ba00-754f-11eb-948d-19472e683521_story.html?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_politics 10 comments politics
- The Trumpiest Republicans Are At The State And Local Levels — Not In D.C. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-trumpiest-republicans-are-at-the-state-and-local-levels-not-in-d-c/ 105 comments politics
- After Violent Mobs In D.C., Michigan Bans Open Carry In State Capitol https://www.npr.org/2021/01/11/955792090/after-violent-mobs-in-d-c-michigan-bans-open-carry-in-state-capitol 23 comments politics
- D.C. Will Be a State, Sooner Rather Than Later https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/opinion/articles/2020-06-25/washington-d-c-will-be-51st-state-soon-enough#click=https://t.co/ibsfaytlwn 44 comments politics
- Unhinged Alex Jones claims the “deep state” wants to nuke Washington, D.C. https://www.salon.com/2018/01/31/unhinged-alex-jones-claims-the-deep-state-wants-to-nuke-washington-d-c/ 81 comments politics
- 'Say NO to the surveillance state!' - Buses thanking Edward Snowden cruise Washington D.C. (VIDEO) http://rt.com/usa/thank-you-snowden-buses-311/ 4 comments politics
- How does YOUR state stack up? Mississippi is the Most Conservative State, D.C.'s the Most Liberal http://www.gallup.com/poll/152459/mississippi-conservative-state-liberal.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_content=morelink&utm_term=all%20gallup%20headlines%20-%20politics 8 comments politics
- House Passes Bill Proposing to Make Washington, D.C., the 51st State https://www.wsj.com/articles/washington-d-c-statehood-gets-new-push-in-house-11619103352?mod=hp_lead_pos12 912 comments moderatepolitics
- The Golden State Warriors just met with Obama in D.C. — they wouldn’t meet with Trump in 2017 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-golden-state-warriors-just-met-with-obama-in-dc-they-wouldnt-meet-with-trump-in-2017-2019-01-25 4 comments politics
- 1.7 million people in 33 states and D.C. cast a ballot without voting in the presidential race https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/14/1-7-million-people-in-33-states-and-dc-cast-a-ballot-without-voting-in-the-presidential-race/?utm_term=.aa7aed63ea45 95 comments politics
- District voters overwhelmingly approve referendum to make D.C. the 51st state https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/local/dc-politics/district-voters-overwhelmingly-approve-referendum-to-make-dc-the-51st-state/2016/11/08/ff2ca5fe-a213-11e6-8d63-3e0a660f1f04_story.html?client=safari 6 comments politics
- Inaction in D.C. imperils state highway projects http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2014/05/03/transportation-projects-across-state-could-halted-congress-fails-act/nuxwzcw7lphnzvsk0idjto/story.html 3 comments politics
- State Senator calls D.C riot a “made-up insurgency” https://www.kark.com/news/local-news/state-senator-calls-d-c-riot-a-made-up-insurgency/ 40 comments politics
- Silicon Valley-Funded Privacy Think Tanks Fight in D.C. to Unravel State-Level Consumer Privacy Protections https://theintercept.com/2019/04/16/consumer-privacy-laws-california/ 4 comments politics
- Democrats Push to Make Washington, D.C., the Fifty-First State https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/democrats-push-to-make-washington-dc-the-fifty-first-state 805 comments politics
- D.C. Appeals court strikes Obamacare subsidies; subsidies can only be given through the state-run exchanges. “We reach this conclusion, frankly, with reluctance,” http://www.politico.com/story/2014/07/obamacare-subsidies-dc-appeals-court-ruling-109223.html?hp=t1 44 comments moderatepolitics
- The Drastic Measures D.C. Is Taking to Clean Up the New York Democratic Party’s Mess | The national party does not trust the big blue state’s leaders to keep it together. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/03/new-york-democrats-2024-house-majority-pac-war-room.html 80 comments politics
- Republicans weigh 'cracking' cities to doom Democrats | GOP officials from D.C. and the states are debating how aggressively to break up red-state cities to maximize the party's advantage in redistricting. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/06/republicans-redistricting-doom-democrats-498232 390 comments politics
- Dozens of constitutional scholars tell Congress it has power to make D.C. a state: The experts are vouching for the constitutionality of D.C. statehood and pushing back against criticisms that stand in its way https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/dozens-constitutional-scholars-tell-congress-it-has-power-make-d-n1268282 266 comments politics
- D.C. Shouldn’t Be a State Because … Yard Signs, Says Very Credible Heritage Foundation Let us not forget that time-honored constitutional virtue: 1 Person, 1 Bumper Sticker https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/washington-dc-statehood-heritage-foundation-1145321/ 31 comments politics
- Hi, I'm Caitlyn Kim, Colorado Public Radio's D.C. correspondent (and the only permanent Capitol correspondent in the state). Also, one year for fun I ran 13 half marathons and one full one. Ask me anything! https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/l0mtdn/hi_im_caitlyn_kim_colorado_public_radios_dc/ 157 comments politics
- Why Were Out-of-State National Guard Units in Washington, D.C.? The Justice Department’s Troubling Explanation https://www.lawfareblog.com/why-were-out-state-national-guard-units-washington-dc-justice-departments-troubling-explanation 35 comments law
- Judge allows lawsuit accusing Trump of receiving improper payments from states, foreign governments through D.C. hotel https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/03/28/judge-allows-lawsuit-accusing-trump-of-receiving-improper-payments-from-states-foreign-governments-through-d-c-hotel/?utm_term=.c79ff18c892b 3 comments politics
- Judge allows lawsuit accusing Trump of receiving improper payments from states, foreign governments through D.C. hotel https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/03/28/judge-allows-lawsuit-accusing-trump-of-receiving-improper-payments-from-states-foreign-governments-through-d-c-hotel/ 231 comments politics
- Vatican recalls priest from D.C. diplomatic mission, launches child porn probe -- A State Department spokesperson tells NPR that the U.S. formally requested that the Vatican's diplomatic mission waive diplomatic immunity, which the Vatican denied http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/15/551332787/vatican-recalls-priest-from-d-c-diplomatic-mission-launches-child-porn-probe 58 comments worldnews
- Adam Kokesh Calls Off Armed March On D.C. In Favor Of 50 State March For "Orderly Dissolution Of The Federal Government" http://mediamatters.org/mobile/blog/2013/05/29/adam-kokesh-calls-off-armed-march-on-dc-in-favo/194259 68 comments politics
- Adam Kokesh Calls Off Armed March On D.C. In Favor Of 50 State March For "Orderly Dissolution Of The Federal Government" http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/05/29/adam-kokesh-calls-off-armed-march-on-dc-in-favo/194259 20 comments politics
- Until 1970 average salaries across the United States increased at roughly the same rate. Since 1970 average salaries in Washington D.C. have risen 4 times as fast as the rest of the nation. Any explanations?[Gapminder] http://www.bit.ly/cteoba 16 comments reddit.com