| For the first time since the establishment of the District of Columbia 230 years ago, the House of Representatives voted to make the city the nation's 51st state, a change that supporters say would right historic wrongs.
The vote, which fell along party lines, comes as the United States grapples with systemic racism that D.C. officials say has led to the disenfranchisement of the 700,000 residents of the nation's capital. The Trump administration opposes D.C. statehood, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he won't allow a vote on the bill. |
| | | | Local Politics Alert | Jun 26, 2:51 PM | | | | | For the first time since the establishment of the District of Columbia 230 years ago, the House of Representatives voted to make the city the nation's 51st state, a change that supporters say would right historic wrongs.
The vote, which fell along party lines, comes as the United States grapples with systemic racism that D.C. officials say has led to the disenfranchisement of the 700,000 residents of the nation's capital. The Trump administration opposes D.C. statehood, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he won't allow a vote on the bill. | | | | | |
