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Associated Press WASHINGTON — A decades-long movement to reshape the American political map took a further step Thursday as the House of Representatives approved a bill to make the nation’s capital the 51st state. Approval came by a 216-208 vote along strict party lines. Republicans oppose the idea given that the new state would be overwhelmingly Democratic — and the proposal faces a far tougher road in the Senate, where even full Democratic support isn’t guaranteed. The legislation...

In this April 21, 2021, photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joins Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C., left, at a news conference ahead of the House vote on H.R. 51, the Washington, DC Admission Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Proponents of statehood for Washington, D.C., face a milestone moment in their decades-long movement to reshape the American political map. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) The Associated Press

Ashraf Khalil In this April 21, 2021, photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joins Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C., left, at a news conference ahead of the House vote on H.R. 51, the Washington, DC Admission Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Proponents of statehood for Washington, D.C., face a milestone moment in their decades-long movement to reshape the American political map. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) April 21, 2021 - 9:15 PM WASHINGTON - Proponent...

By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Proponents of statehood for Washington, D.C., face a milestone moment in their decades-long movement to reshape the American political map. The House will vote Thursday on legislation that would create the new state of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth, with one representative and two senators. A tiny sliver of land including the White House, the U.S. Capitol and the National Mall would remain as a federal district. The measu...

6249848806001 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday morning to turn Washington, D.C. into a new state.  H.R. 51 passed in the House by a party-line vote of 216-208, and now it all hinges on the fate of the Senate filibuster. Turning Washington, D.C. into the nations 51st state has been a top legislative priority for Democrats because it would mean two new Democratic senators in the Senate. Thats why critics warn it will create "The Democra...

D.C. statehood faces a crossroads with congressional vote By ASHRAF KHALIL The Associated Press,Updated April 22, 2021, 12:19 a.m. Email to a Friend Eleanor Holmes-Norton joined by Sen. Tom Carper and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a news conference ahead of the House vote on H.R. 51- the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Proponents of statehood for Washington, D.C., face a milestone moment in their decades-long movement to reshape the Ame...

Voting along party lines with minority Republicans in opposition, the House approved the bill 216-208. The proposal faces a far tougher fight in the Senate.

10 hours ago in National, Trending In this April 21, 2021, photo, Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton, D-D.C., center, joined from left by Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at a news conference ahead of the House vote on H.R. 51- the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Photo: Associated Press By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Proponents of statehood for Was...

What to Know The U.S. House approved a bill that would make Washington, D.C., the 51st state, the second such vote in less than a year. Passage of the bill is a symbolic and political win for statehood advocates, but its not likely to pass in the Senate. Democratic lawmakers say D.C. residents deserve voting representation in congress, but Republicans have challenged whether the measure is constitutional. A decades-long movement to reshape the American political map took a further step Thursday...

What to Know The U.S. House approved a bill that would make Washington, D.C., the 51st state, the second such vote in less than a year. Passage of the bill is a symbolic and political win for statehood advocates, but its not likely to pass in the Senate. Democratic lawmakers say D.C. residents deserve voting representation in congress, but Republicans have challenged whether the measure is constitutional. A decades-long movement to reshape the American political map took a further step Thursday...