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This weekend, the Democratic Party finds itself at a crossroads. Before the start of its national convention, the Democratic rules committee will meet in Philadelphia and make a choice: Keep the current superdelegate system or not.
House Republicans are asking the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia to investigate Hillary Clinton and determine whether she lied to Congress. Reps.
Voters in the District of Columbia are deciding whether former mayor Vincent Gray will return to the D.C. Council, two years after he lost his bid for a second term as mayor. The 73-year-old Gray is running for the Council seat representing his home ward.
Bernie Sanders will meet with his Senate colleagues and with Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, the same day the District of Columbia holds the final nominating contest of the Democratic presidential campaign season. Bernie Sanders to meet with Senate Democrats, Hillary Clinton Bernie Sanders will meet with his Senate colleagues and with Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, the same day the District of Columbia holds the final nominating contest of the Democratic presidential campaign season.
Graphic shows how states have voted in presidential elections since 1992; 2c x 4 inches; 96.3 mm x 101 mm; No matter the 2016 presidential matchup after the primary campaigns, the Democratic nominee was likely to have an edge over the Republican candidate once the election turned toward the November race. In the past six presidential elections, 32 states and the District of Columbia have voted solidly Democratic or solidly Republican.
"Here we are in June and still standing," the Vermont senator told supporters at a rally of more than 3,000 in the District of Columbia on Thursday night. The event might well be the last of his presidential bid.
The minimum wage has been a highly debated topic in recent years, with workers in industries including fast food and retail pushing for the standard to be raised to $15 an hour. Currently, the federal minimum wage is less than half that amount, at $7.25 an hour, where it has been since 2009.