On March 29, 1961, the 23rd Amendment was ratified, granting the District of Columbia electors in the Electoral College. For the first time in the nation’s history, D.C. residents had some sort ...

District of Columbia voters passed the referendum Tuesday with nearly 80 percent in favor. Congress, which will ultimately decide the fate of the federal district, is not expected to approve it.

The Democratic-controlled House approved a bill Friday to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, saying Congress has both the moral obligation and constitutional authority to ensure that ...

District of Columbia statehood has long been out of reach. Proponents hope Democratic control of the federal government and the security issues raised over the past week could change that.

Updated at 2:59 p.m. ET. House Democrats approved a bill Friday afternoon to make the District of Columbia the nation's 51st state.. The vote was 232-180 largely along party and the legislation is ...

How does New Columbia sound? That may be the new name for the District of Columbia if the city wins its bid to become the 51st state, a statehood commission decided on Monday.

Washington DC House passes DC statehood bill to make district 51st state after heated floor debate Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., accused GOP of being against DC statehood because of race ...

Washington, D.C., would become the 51st state in the Union under a bill passed by the House of Representatives Friday along a mostly party-line vote.

Democrats controlling the House have slated a vote next week to make the District of Columbia the 51st state. It's an issue that they say has become far more important in the aftermath of protests ...

Inside the complicated compromise that created the District of Columbia and the City of Washington-which are kind of the same ...

WASHINGTON — With the nation’s attention focused on New Hampshire, officials in Washington, D.C., are headed to the Granite State to publicize their bid to make the District of Columbia the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Washington, D.C. residents will vote this fall to decide if the district seeks to become America's 51st state.