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wn.com - 11 hours ago

Trump s intervention in Washington prompts calls for its 18-term House delegate to step down

WASHINGTON (AP) — Troops patrol train stations and streets in the nation s capital. Masked federal law enforcement agents detain District of Columbia residents. Congress passes bills that further squeeze the city s autonomy. And the one person who could act as a voice for Washington on Capitol Hill has been a rare sight. Even longtime allies say Democrat Eleanor Holmes Norton, the district s nonvoting delegate in the House, has not risen to the challenge of pushing back against the Trump administration s intervention into her city. They cite her age, 88, and her diminished demeanor. That has raised questions about the 18-term lawmaker s future in that office and has led to calls for her to...


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