DC Voting Rights

Late last month Congress cheated DC out of its fair share of federal relief aid, and now we learn that the District faces an anticipated $607 million revenue shortfall due to the impact of COVID-19. Congress saddled Washingtonians with a…

So, there I was watching CNN, experiencing the news loop that can be mind-numbing, invigorating or depressing — sometimes all three simultaneously. What’s a news junkie to do when the DC Council is on recess? Watching the local government…

Buoyed by the new Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is leading a renewed push for DC statehood and self-governance. At a Jan. 4 press conference, Norton and local elected officials…

Yet again, DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and others have raised the specter of DC securing voting rights in Congress, which have long been denied to residents of the nation’s capital. Last week, with Mayor Muriel Bowser and Council Chairman…

Last month’s pivotal midterm election provoked heightened frustration over DC’s lack of a vote in Congress. District residents on Nov. 6 may have found themselves longingly gazing across the Potomac River to spy on Arlington County, where…

Last week an estimated 116 million Americans participated in the 2018 elections, making it the first midterm in history with over 100 million votes cast. Across the country voters turned out for hotly contested House and Senate races,…

Across the country, millions of people are closely following and will be participating in the upcoming November midterm elections. Every seat in the House is up for election, as are one-third of the seats in the Senate. These elections will…