Why isn’t D.C. a state? Trump’s takeover reignites calls for statehood.
- Posted on August 12, 2025
- By Washington Post
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Why isn’t D.C. a state? Trump’s takeover reignites calls for statehood.
Washingtonians pay federal taxes, but they have no votes in Congress and their local government has no control over the D.C. National Guard.
