How do you follow Eleanor Holmes Norton? These Democrats want to be a different kind of delegate.
They won’t get a vote, but five would-be successors say they are ready to wield power in other ways.
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Election season is almost here. Congress is rushing to legislate first.
Lawmakers say they’re ready to put partisan bickering aside and move some bipartisan bills before midterm campaigning gets into full swing.
Election season is almost here. Congress is rushing to legislate first.
Lawmakers say they’re ready to put partisan bickering aside and move some bipartisan bills before midterm campaigning gets into full swing.
D.C. delegate candidates pledge to raise their voice after Norton’s long fade
They won’t get a vote, but five would-be successors say they are ready to wield power in other ways.
D.C. delegate candidates pledge to raise their voice after Norton’s long fade
They won’t get a vote, but five would-be successors say they are ready to wield power in other ways.