What a Democratic Congress will mean for D.C.

The Washington Post · Meagan Flynn, Liam Scott · 2026-11-06 11:00 UTC

Mayor-elect Janeese Lewis George and Del.-elect Robert C. White Jr. eye opportunities and hope they can stop playing defense.

Republicans in Congress introduced over 100 proposals targeting D.C. in the past two years, explored ousting the sitting D.C. attorney general to install a presidential appointee and supported President Donald Trump’s law enforcement crackdown in the city. They cut the city’s budget by a billion dollars.

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