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June 8, 2025

Fencing will come down, but Capitol still closed to visitors

July 8, 2021 Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The fencing installed around the Capitol after the Jan. 6 protest will start being removed as soon as Friday, but most visitors are still not allowed inside the iconic building. That’s according […]

DC statehood facing long odds in the Senate

July 1, 2021 Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Proponents of statehood for Washington, D.C., vowed Tuesday to keep pushing even though the prospects were dim as the bill began working its way through the Senate. “Our democracy is truly in […]