D.C. Mayor Orders Removal of Black Lives Matter Mural She Commissioned After House GOP Threatens to Do It for Her
"We have bigger fish to fry," Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a town hall, as President Trump and Congress contemplate a federal ...
DC mayor treads carefully as Trump and Hill GOP threaten capital city’s budget, autonomy
As DC Council members roamed the halls of Congress on Monday, lobbying GOP lawmakers against a federal funding bill that ...
DC faces $1 billion in budget cuts as House bill threatens DC autonomy
The District of Columbia could face a $1 billion budget shortfall after House Republicans introduced a continuing resolution ...
D.C.’s Planned Removal of Black Lives Matter Mural Reflects Mayor’s Delicate Position
Mayor Muriel Bowser’s decision comes amid calls by the president and other Republicans for more federal control of the city.
How D.C. first lost its right to self-govern, and the long road to home rule
The nation’s capital made history on Jan. 8, 1867, by giving Black men the right to vote with the District of Columbia ...
Trump puts pin in plan to sign DC takeover executive order — for now
President Donald Trump has put aside an executive order that would have empowered the federal government to take over, D.C. — for now. Trump’s decision coincides with District of ...
D.C. Mayor Suggests Black Lives Matter Plaza Will Be Painted Over
The announcement came just a day after a Republican congressman introduced legislation threatening to withhold millions in ...
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Bowser tries to assuage Trump DC concerns to keep home rule threats at bay
While she may be willing to negotiate secondary items with the Trump administration, there is one issue Bowser will not budge on: D.C. statehood.