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Viewers commented on the Senate vote to block a D.C. crime bill.

Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) talked about the Senate voting on a crime bill, despite the D.C. Council’s attempt to withdraw the legislation.

Zach Cohen talked about the expected Senate vote on a D.C. crime bill.

Every spring, thousands of people visit the Washington, D.C., Tidal Basin to see the cherry blossoms. Memorials to Thomas Jefferson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King Jr. stand on its…

Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine announced he was filing a civil suit against the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, and other groups for their alleged roles in the January 6, 2021,…

Voting rights advocates held the “March On for Washington and Voting Rights” rally to call for the passage of federal voting legislation and statehood for the District of Columbia. Among…

U.S. Capitol Historical Society chief guide Steve Livengood gave a virtual walking tour of a Capitol Hill neighborhood bordered by 1st Street at A and East Capitol Streets, N.E., explaining the history and…

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser and constitutional law scholars testified on District of Columbia statehood before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The House of…

The Abraham Lincoln Institute and Ford’s Theatre Society hosted a panel discussion on Washington, D.C., during the Civil War era. Tamika Nunley talked about the lives of African American…

Discovery Education, in coordination with first lady Jill Biden, took students on a virtual field trip of Washington, D.C., visiting the White House, Supreme Court, Tomb of the Unknown,…

Paul Dolinsky, chief of the National Park Service’s Historic American Landscapes Survey, discussed noteworthy trees in the Washington, D.C. area - especially those he calls “witness trees”…

The House debated a measure to make Washington, D.C., the 51st state. Following the debate, the legislation passed 216-208, along a party-line vote.

Viewers commented on the House passage of D.C. statehood legislation.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) held a briefing on the legislative agenda. She began with floor debate over statehood for the District of Columbia, saying the issue “is in her DNA.” The…

The House passed a bill to make Washington, D.C., the 51st state. The margin was 216-208, along party lines.

Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) talked about the American Jobs Act and District of Columbia statehood efforts.

Robert Watson talked about his book, George Washington’s Final Battle: The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and a Nation. He explained why Washington saw the creation of a successful capital…

The Federalist Society held a virtual discussion examining the constitutionality of efforts to admit Washington, D.C., as the nation’s 51st state. Indiana University law Professor Luis…

Bob Vogel discussed the history and preservation of the National Mall’s famous cherry trees. At the time of this recording, Mr. Vogel was the National Park Service’s National Capital Region…

Viewers responded to the question “Should Washington, D.C., become the 51st state?”