The three Occupy DC protesters hunger striking for D.C. autonomy occupied the office of House Speaker John Boehner, while the Congressional chairman of District affairs hits back at Occupy DC's McPherson campsite.

Three Occupy DC protesters have promised to drink only water until Congress grants D.C. legislative and budget autonomy.

A judge fined a group of six voting rights protestors who demonstrated with Mayor Gray in April $200 each.

One member of Congress is looking to provide the District with more budget autonomy, with one exception: abortion.

D.C. now has stepped up its push for voting rights in Congress, and now has its eye on becoming the 51st state.

The D.C. government is appealing to fellow lawmakers in other states to resolutions supporting statehood for the District.

Amid all the fanfare surrounding the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial dedication in D.C. yesterday, Mayor Vincent Gray provided a rare sobering moment when called for D.C. voting rights. 

D.C. leaders are urging city residents to hit the streets to rally for D.C. voting rights this weekend, to coincide with the Rev. Al Sharpton's "Jobs for Justice" march and the dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial.

A judge has postponed the trial for eight D.C. voting rights activists arrested outside the Capitol in April, offering criticism of the government and police.

D.C. voting rights activitists, as well as abortion rights activists, are keeping a close watch on today's markup of the funding bill that includes the District government.