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Jun 17, 2020 · Washington, D.C. is the ancestral home of the Nacotchtank people, also known as Anacostans. After British colonists drove them out of their land, it became part of Maryland and Virginia. In 1790 ...
- Becky Little
Jan 26, 2018 · The two-term senator, who was first elected to the Senate in 2006, remains popular in Ohio and might have the right kind of populist persona to play well in this newly minted Trump Country. Brown ...
Jul 9, 2020 · On June 26, 2020, the House of Representatives passed a bill called “H.R. 51” that would make Washington, D.C. the 51st state. Though the bill will likely not pass the Senate, the fact that ...
Dec 15, 2020 · Residents of Washington, D.C., have no governor, no voting representation in Congress, and only limited local authority. The reason is simple: D.C. isn't a state.
Mar 22, 2021 · The issues of self-government and statehood in Washington, D.C., are intertwined with race, Asch says. Though Washington had limited self-rule for much of the 19th century, in the 1870s, Congress took that away. For the next century, Washington was run largely by Southern segregationists such as Sen. Theodore Bilbo, a Mississippian who had the ...
Mar 19, 2021 · They have no senators, and just one non-voting House delegate—Eleanor Holmes Norton, who has held the job for 30 years. Washingtonians could not vote in presidential elections until 1964.
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Rights Denied to D.C. Residents. DC residents do not enjoy the rights that American citizens in the 50 states do. Because senators and representatives to Congress are elected only by Americans living in the 50 states, residents of Washington, DC are denied a voice. In such important matters as federal appointments, debates over taxes, war, or ...
