Politics Jun 26 Watch 5:26 How Washington, D.C., could become a state — and why it probably won’t The roughly 700,000 residents of Washington, D.C., have no voting representation in Congress -- yet pay more taxes per capita than anyone else in the U.S. On Friday, the House of Representatives voted for the first time ever to turn… By Lisa Desjardins
Politics Feb 24 Effort to Allocate House Seats to D.C., Utah Clears Major Hurdle in Senate An effort to give District of Columbia residents a real vote in Congress for the first time in two centuries cleared a major hurdle Tuesday when the measure passed a key procedural vote in the Senate. By PBS News Hour
Politics Apr 16 Watch Washington, D.C. Officials Push Congress for Voting Rights Washington, D.C. residents and officials are lobbying the House of Represenatives to get a voting member. The NewsHour reports on the fight for voting rights in the nation's capital.