D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton is again fighting a House measure that would exempt active military personnel from the city's strict gun laws.

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and Mayor Vincent Gray want members of Congress to avoid attaching strings to how D.C. can spend its own money.

A Republican senator wants to prohibit abortions in D.C. after 20 weeks, provoking complaints from city officials that he's imposing his opinion upon D.C. residents.

The Aloha State backs D.C.'s quest for full voting rights.

A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would make D.C. the 51st state, though it's highly unlikely to pass and is being seen as a largely symbolic gesture.

D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced three bills that would increase D.C. autonomy this week — although none of them are expected to go anywhere in the Republican-led House of Representatives.

President Barack Obama spoke of inclusiveness and fairness during his inaugural address, and D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray says he hopes those same principles come to embrace residents of the District.

After calls from District officials and a petition from D.C. voting rights activists, President Barack Obama has agreed to put D.C.'s "Taxation Without Representation" plates on the presidential limo.

D.C. voting rights activists are renewing their push to have President Obama add the "No taxation without representation" slogan that represents the District's lack of state's rights to the license plates of the presidential limousine.