By: Miriam Edelman DCNOW objects to America First Legal Foundation’s (AFL) petition  to the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) for a rule asking the EAC “to amend EAC Regulations  and the National Mail Voter Registration Form to require documentary proof of United States citizenship [DPOC] to register to vote in federal elections.” As was discussed in DCNOW’s blog’s piece, entitled “DCNOW Opposes  SAVE Act,” proof of citizenship  would attack the ability of women to regist

By: Miriam Edelman The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority replied to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. DCNOW’s blog post, entitled “U.S. Transportation Secretary  Sean Duffy Wrote Three Letters to D.C. Leaders,” discussed Duffy’s letters to WMATA and others.   Duffy wrote WMATA on March 6, 2025. As the Department of Transportation  wrote in its press release about the letters: “In the letter to WMATA  CEO Randy Clarke, Secretary Duffy highlighted the need to a

By: Miriam Edelman On March 6, 2025, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wrote letters to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Amtrak’s CEO,...

By: Miriam Edelman D.C. statehood can finally occur as a result of collaboration between D.C. residents and U.S. citizens who live in the...

By: Miriam Edelman D.C.’s landmark Black Lives Matter (BLM) Plaza no longer exists. U.S. Representative Andrew Clyde (R-GA), a D.C....

By: Miriam Edelman DCNOW condemns the Trump Administration’s recent assertion that the pregnant women’s use of acetaminophen is linked...

By: Miriam Edelman President Donald Trump  officially wants a federal take-over of the nation’s capital. While speaking to reporters  on...

By: Miriam Edelman Head-of-household  voting, which the Arizona Mirror referred to as “a fringe belief,” has been in the news quite a bit...

By: Miriam Edelman DCNOW opposes the Safeguard American Voter  Eligibility Act (SAVE Act), which purports to ensure  that only American...

By: Miriam Edelman  Occurring every August,  National Breastfeeding Month raises awareness of breastfeeding and increases support for...

By: Miriam Edelman Women have helped lead D.C. for the past several decades. During most of the time since D.C. gained limited home rule,...

By: Miriam Edelman Do you ever walk by boxes on poles in Washington, D.C., and wonder what they are? Chances are you are seeing call...

By: Miriam Edelman Note – Due to the sheer importance of the current situation of D.C. and crime, this piece is going out now, although...

By: Miriam Edelman Just as there are songs regarding D.C. autonomy, there are also documentaries/long videos about this topic. This piece...

By: Miriam Edelman Understanding history is crucial to advocacy. Before D.C.  gained its current limited home rule in the early 1970s,...

By: Miriam Edelman The D.C. Council voted again to fund the ranked-choice voting (RCV) part of Initiative 83. This post follow ups on...

By: Miriam Edelman             DCNOW congratulates the Kim-Rose ticket, who recently won the recent officer elections of the National...

By: Miriam Edelman The D.C. Council is in the midst of funding the ranked-choice voting (RCV) part of Initiative 83. This post follow ups...

By: Miriam Edelman Today (July 17, 2025) marks the fifth anniversary  of the passing of former Congressman John Lewis (D-GA). The “Good...

By: Miriam Edelman On June 24, 2025,  behind closed doors, the House Democratic Caucus elected Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA) to be...