LinkElectionsLinksOpinion Washington Post Editorial Board: The Post endorses Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District’s first line of defense By Editor On May 22, 2022 Last updated May 22, 2022 53 Share If, as many are predicting, Republicans win the House in November’s midterm elections, the District of Columbia will likely be in for some hard times. The Republican Party has been brazen about using the city as a political punching bag. Already, Republicans on the committee that oversees D.C. are talking about cracking down on local officials’ ability to govern the city, with some even saying they would try to repeal the Home Rule Act. One only needs to look at the radical policies moving through state legislatures in Republican-run states — from curbing abortion to banning books in schools — to know what a Republican Congress might do to D.C. 53 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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