All posts tagged "Muriel Bowser"

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's "testing" a plan for the federal government to take over Washington, D.C.

According to Bloomberg, D.C. residents have had the right to elect their own government officials since legislation passed in 1973, "though Congress is still able to review local laws and the city’s budget."

Although Trump has floated the idea of a federal takeover before to help reduce crime, Tuesday was the first time he said his administration was actually working on a plan with D.C.'s mayor, Muriel Bowser (D)....

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) purchased a new home in Washington, D.C., even after publicly bashing the nation's capital, according to a congressional financial disclosure.

Greene called Washington, D.C., a “crime ridden hell hole” and an “embarrassment” in a November 2022 tweet.

Fast forward to today, and Greene now owns a condo within the District of Columbia, valued between $500,001 and $1 million, according to her 2023 annual financial report filed on May 15 and recently made public....

Police arrested D.C. Mayor Vince Gray and several D.C. Councilmembers on Capitol Hill Monday during a protest of the restrictions placed upon the district as part of the federal budget deal between House Republicans and President Barack Obama.