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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…

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…

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.

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…

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

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?”

The House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing to consider H.R. 51, a bill sponsored by Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) that would grant statehood to D.C. Among the witnesses were Washington, D.C., Mayor…

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) held a situational update with members of her team on the response to the coronavirus pandemic and registrations for vaccinations. She announced…

Walt Whitman went to Washington, D.C. in 1863 in search of his brother, a Union officer who had been injured in battle. He remained in the nation’s capital for the next decade, working as a clerk…

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) held a briefing one week after the attack at the U.S. Capitol during certification of the Electoral College vote. Mayor Bowser provided an update…

District of Columbia Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) argued for D.C. statehood, saying Congress has a moral obligation and the constitutional authority to make Washington, D.C., the 51st state.…

On a near party-line vote of 232-180, the House passed legislation to make the District of Columbia the 51st state. Representative Collin Peterson (MN) was the only Democrat to vote “no.” Members also…