WATCH: D.C. Mayor Bowser testifies on bill to make D.C. the 51st state
Bowser is calling on the 117th Congress to pass the statehood legislation and put it on President Joe Biden's desk within the first 100 days.
WATCH: DC Mayor Bowser discusses Biden inauguration security preparation
The number of National Guard troops coming to Washington to assist with security has so far grown to about 21,000, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson said at a briefing Thursday. Watch Mayor Bowser's news conference live here.
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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on securing Biden’s inauguration
Last week's insurrection at the Capitol is raising new security concerns ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration next week, with plans to deploy thousands of additional National Guard troops. Amna Nawaz spoke to Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to learn…
WATCH LIVE: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser gives update the day after U.S. Capitol insurrection
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser will hold a press conference on Thursday following the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser cited the "reasonable apprehension of an ongoing public emergency" in issuing an order this evening extending an earlier state of emergency for a total of 15 days. …
Mayor Muriel Bowser says the behavior of the Trump supporters was “shameful, unpatriotic and above all is unlawful.” She says, “There will be law and order and this behavior will not be tolerated.”…
Police used tear gas and percussion grenades to begin clearing pro-Trump protesters from the grounds of the U.S. Capitol ahead of a curfew.
Bracing for possible violence, the nation’s capital has mobilized the National Guard ahead of planned protests by President Donald Trump’s supporters as Congress votes Wednesday on affirming Joe Biden’s election victory.
Officials with the Washington, D.C., Department of Health have been unsuccessful in trying to connect with the White House to assist with contact tracing and other protocols regarding the COVID-19 outbreak.
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