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DC Mayor Rules Out Federal Shelter for Migrant Kids

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the city would not accept the idea of housing a facility for unaccompanied migrant children, joining other politicians to oppose the federal government’s suggestion.
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DC May Host First Museum of Asian-American Culture & History

A Democratic New York congresswoman introduced a bill for establishing the first museum dedicated to the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
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Activists Protest Gun Violence Outside White House

Around 12 national organizations took part in a rally held in Lafayette Square, located next to the White House, to protest against gun violence, in response to the terrifying mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton.
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Gun Crimes in DC Need Harsher Punishments, Police Chief Says

D.C. Metropolitan Police Department Chief Peter Newsham argued that more severe punishments are required for crimes involving guns, during Tuesday’s interview on WAMU’s The Kojo Nnamdi Show.
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New Bill Proposed to Remove Confederate Statue Near Judiciary Square

Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington, D.C.’s non-voting delegate to the U.S. House, introduced a bill calling for the relocation of the statue of a Confederate general that is on federal land near Judiciary Square in the District of Columbia.
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DC Statehood Hearing at US House Rescheduled

A hearing on the statehood of Washington, D.C. to be held at the House of Representatives is now planned to take place on September 19 at 10:00 a.m.
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Kim Kardashian West Visits DC Jail, Poses With Federal Inmate

Kim Kardashian West paid a visit to the District of Columbia Correctional Treatment Facility on Tuesday and was seen posing with an inmate for a picture.
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New Bill to Ban Sale of Ivory and Rhino Horn Products in DC

D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh reintroduced a bill that would make it illegal to import, sell, offer to sell, purchase, barter or possess with intent to sell ivory and rhino horn products.
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