Image courtesy of GovTech By Patrick D. Lewis Since 1973, the District of Columbia has enjoyed “home rule,” the system that ...

President Donald Trump is throwing his support behind congressional efforts for a federal takeover of the nation’s capital.

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump voiced his support for repealing the District of Columbia’s Home Rule Act, citing crime, homelessness and “graffiti.” Trump relayed his stance ...

Advocates are seizing the moment to call for change, urging Congress not to “get back in the city management business” before ...

(The Center Square) – Legislation has been introduced in Congress to repeal the District of Columbia’s Home Rule Act. U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn. have introduced ...

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser is trying to keep the Trump administration at bay while refusing to budge on one issue: home rule and statehood for Washington, D.C. Since President ...

The president is confident Speaker Mike Johnson will put legislation on the floor to help the District of Columbia, according ...

Washington, D.C., which has often had a tenuous peace with the federal government when Republicans controlled Congress and the White House, is now facing its most urgent threat since it was given the ...