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The House votes to make Washington DC a state

House Democrats agreed to make Washington DC the 51st state in the nation, which would grant voting representation to the more than 700,000 residents of the capital. If approved, the DC of the District of Columbia would become Douglass Commonwealth, honoring abolitionist Frederick Douglass, and their state would create a …

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Trump says violence in Chicago is “worse than Afghanistan”

The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. Donald Trump claimed that some of the largest cities in the United States have more extreme levels of violence than troubled nations like Afghanistan and Honduras. Speaking to Sean Hannity …

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