By: Miriam Edelman D.C. was originally created from parts of Virginia and Maryland. Virginia took back its land from D.C. in the...

By: Miriam Edelman Over the past few weeks, the Senate confirmed many of President Donald Trump’s nominations for major offices,...

By: Miriam Edelman Presidents’ Day,  which was named Washington’s Birthday to honor the nation’s first President George Washington, was...

By: Miriam Edelman Unsurprisingly, in this new Congress, a new Congress continues its efforts to overturn non-citizen voting in...

By: Miriam Edelman Again, Representative Andrew Clyde (R-GA) wants to undermine D.C. autonomy. This time, he would like to eliminate...

By: Miriam Edelman   D .C. residents have limited self-governance called home rule for just over 50 years, although the District of...

By: Miriam Edelman Senator Chris   Van Hollen  (D-MD) just replaced the recently retired Senator Tom Carper as the lead Senate sponsor of...

By: Miriam Edelman During this new Congress, the two main full Congressional committees that have jurisdiction over Washington, D.C., are...

By: Miriam Edelman U.S. Senator Mike Lee and Representative Nancy Mace continued focusing on D.C.’s childcare employees. As DCNOW’s blog...

By: Miriam Edelman The 118th Congress (2023-2025) continued its focus on abortions in Washington, D.C. Congress’ D.C. appropriations bills...

By: Miriam Edelman DCNOW mourns President Jimmy Carter. On December 29, 2024, the oldest living President and the only President from...

By: Miriam Edelman DCNOW is pleased that the D.C. Council recently passed B25-0955, the Child Marriage Prohibition Amendment Act of 2024....

By: Miriam Edelman The 2024 Presidential, Congressional, and Gubernatorial elections continue to make history in race/ethnicity, gender,...

By: Miriam Edelman The D.C. statehood community is losing a key Senate champion, as Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) retires and leaves office...

By: Miriam Edelman Do you ever see campaign signs for U.S. Senator or U.S. Representative in Washington, D.C.? If so, do those signs...

By: Miriam Edelman In light of the 2024 elections, which will result in a Republican trifecta (control of the presidency, Senate, and...

By: Miriam Edelman What will happen to the nation’s capital once President-Elect Donald Trump is President again? Will the federal...

by: Diana Belanger As we steel ourselves for a new administration, a conservative legislature, and a conservative judiciary, the abortion...

By: Miriam Edelman The future looks bleak for Washington, D.C. As a result of the 2024 elections, Republicans recaptured the White House...

By: Miriam Edelman Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – DCNOW congratulates its endorsed D.C. Council candidates on their general election...