Tag Archives: District of Columbia

Former US President Donald Trump on Wednesday challenged in court last week’s U.S. Justice Department order to turn his tax returns over to a House of Representatives committee, part of his long campaign to keep details of his wealth secret. In a filing in federal court in the District of …

Four decades after launching its drive for U.S. statehood, Washington, D.C., was poised to take a step toward becoming the 51st state as the House of Representatives on Friday approved its admission. The initiative passed in the Democratic-controlled House by a vote of 232-180, with no Republicans supporting it. The …

Democrats controlling the House have slated a vote next week to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, an issue that they say has become far more important in the aftermath of protests for racial justice in both Washington and across the nation. Next Friday’s vote, if successful, would …

Large crowds are expected to protest in Washington DC against racism and police brutality, amid rising anger in the US sparked by the death of George Floyd. Mr Floyd died in Minneapolis on 25 May, after a policeman knelt on his neck even as he said he could not breathe. …

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and Donald Trump were engaged in an escalating contest over control of Washington streets when the email from a military planner set off new alarms in the mayor’s office. The official was seeking guidance on Wednesday afternoon for the US Northern Command in determining …