CNN — House Democrats approved a bill to admit Washington, DC, as a state on Friday, marking the first time either chamber of Congress has advanced a DC statehood measure. The bill, introduced by DC's ...

The House of Representatives have passed a bill Thursday that would grant statehood to Washington, D.C. The measure now faces the Senate, where it is unlikely to get the Republican support needed for ...

In a historic move last June, the US House passed a bill that would make DC a state with a vote of 232-180 — the first time a chamber of Congress had advanced a DC statehood measure. But the bill was ...