News & Politics Does Eleanor Holmes Norton Still Have What It Takes to Fight for DC? The District’s only elected representative in Congress, the 87-year-old Norton has been advocating for DC for decades. As Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers meddle in city politics, can the “warrior on the Hill" keep pushing back? Congress, DC History, DC Statehood, Eleanor Holmes NortonApril 17, 2025
News & Politics DC Statehood and Go-Go Music Are Making Appearances at SXSW The advocacy organization DC Vote is hosting an event at the Austin festival. DC StatehoodMarch 15, 2023
News & Politics DC Residents Rally Against Congressional Interference At least 17 protesters and elected officials were arrested at the "Hands Off DC" rally while they protested Congressional meddling. DC Crime Bill, DC StatehoodMarch 8, 2023
News & Politics DC’s Pro-Statehood License Plates Are Getting Even More Aggro The city is planning new plates reading "We Demand Statehood." Subtext is for cowards! DC Statehood, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Joe Biden, License PlatesFebruary 22, 2023
News & Politics DC Statehood Advocates Shrug Off Joe Biden’s License Plate “Snub” The presidential limo doesn't have DC's “End Taxation Without Representation” license plates. Biden, DC StatehoodFebruary 1, 2023
News & Politics Quilters Make the Case for DC Statehood Their work is pretty, political—and cozy! Barbara Garlock, Capital Comment, DC Statehood, League of Women VotersApril 21, 2022
News & Politics Supreme Court Rules That DC Should Not Have Voting Rights in Congress The four-sentence decision hinted that Congress, not the courts, should decide whether DC should have representation. DC Statehood, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Supreme Court, voting rightsOctober 4, 2021
News & Politics Republican Senator Says DC is Too Rich for Statehood According to Wisonsin's Ron Johnson, DC doesn't have many "disadvantaged individuals" DC Statehood, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Joe Biden, Muriel BowserJune 22, 2021
News & Politics Washington Post Employees Can’t Take a Public Stance on Statehood A DC flag shirt "is fine." A pro-statehood one "would be an expression of public advocacy on a matter we cover." DC Statehood, Media, The Washington PostMay 3, 2021
News & Politics Federalist Editor Who Railed Against Statehood for “Third World” DC Also Raved About “Dazzling City” of DC "America would be better off giving statehood to Somalia," she says now. DC Statehood, The FederalistMay 3, 2021
Quilters Make the Case for DC Statehood