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Advocates fighting for Washington, DC, to become the 51st state are more hopeful than ever that they'll achieve statehood with Joe Biden in the White House and Democrats now controlling both chambers of Congress, though the effort still faces an uphill battle to gain traction.

February 17, 2021 at 04:31PM https://ift.tt/3aqcyMu fighting for Washington, DC, to become the 51st state are more hopeful than ever that they'll achieve statehood with Joe Biden in the White House and Democrats now controlling both chambers of Congress, though the effort still faces an uphill battle to gain traction.