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The District’s Office of Campaign Finance fined mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George’s campaign $16,000 after investigators found improper coordination with labor unions and an independent expenditure committee that spent about $1 million supporting her; the union-backed group Safe & Affordable DC was fined $4,000. Lewis George’s campaign denies wrongdoing and plans to appeal the ruling.
President Donald Trump publicly opposed Janeese Lewis George’s bid in D.C.’s mayoral race, suggesting the federal government could take back control of Washington if she wins the Democratic primary—a move that would require Congressional action under Home Rule. Lewis George and her supporters condemned the threat as an attack on democracy, while polls show her leading and residents wary of federal intervention into local governance.
Eleanor Holmes Norton, age 88, filed a termination report with the Federal Election Commission indicating she will not seek a 19th term as DC’s nonvoting delegate in the House, amid months of scrutiny over her ability to represent the capital during a period of federal intervention.
D.C. Council member Robert White announced his candidacy for Eleanor Holmes Norton's congressional seat, citing threats to D.C.'s limited autonomy and the need for strong representation. The race gains significance as Norton considers retirement amid challenges to D.C.'s self-governance, with White positioning himself as a candidate to continue her legacy and fight for the city's interests.
Eleanor Holmes Norton faces her most serious political threat in decades from White, a citywide progressive with a strong political profile, amid concerns about D.C.'s political influence and Norton’s ability to lead effectively.
Donald Trump visited a DC police station to promote his crime crackdown efforts, boasting about improvements and plans to regrass parks, while also celebrating a legal victory and criticizing the city's crime situation, which he attributes to his administration's policies.
Donald Trump threatened to block the construction of a new Washington D.C. stadium unless the NFL team, now called the Commanders, reverts to the name Redskins, which he advocates for due to its traditional significance despite widespread criticism for being racially insensitive.