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Six GOP states send more than 1,000 National Guard to D.C
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The president describes cities as “blood-soaked” and “cesspools.” His military incursions into D.C. and L.A. culminate growing anti-urban sentiment on the right.
Washington does have a say in the choice of president. The 23rd Amendment, ratified in 1961, gives it the same number of electoral votes—three—as the least-populous state. If Washington cast those votes for Mr Trump, he would no doubt be championing its long-cherished dream of statehood.
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From Fort Worth to McAllen, Texans could lose clout in Washington if GOP changes political lines
The GOP push to redraw the state’s congressional maps isn’t just a partisan move but one that deeply affects how Texans are represented in Congress.
He’s scrambling to point a finger back at state Democrats on this,” a Seattle Democratic lawmaker said in response.
Missouri's GOP vice chair expects to see a special session called after the Trump White House and the national RNC agree on how to redraw Missouri's congressional districts to weaken Democratic voting power around Kansas City.
A former NYPD detective said the way in which DC police are handling the investigation into the death of a congressional intern is "unusual."
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City of Washington and Beaufort County GOP at odds over police role in business permit concerns
WASHINGTON, N.C. (WITN) - A City of Washington Board of Adjustment hearing meant to determine whether a bed and breakfast is operating within the rules of its permit has sparked a call for the mayor to resign.
While Republicans had hoped that legal rulings might insulate them from having to confront the issue, the courts have yet to intervene.
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