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House Democrats passed legislation that would make Washington, D.C., the 51st state on Thursday, but the measure will likely fail in the Senate. The bill passed along party lines with a vote of 216 to 208, with no Republicans voting in favor. D.C. has more than 700,000 residents — larger …

The field of 2020 presidential candidates is growing by the week, but no one has declared their intention to take on President Trump with more gusto than Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA). The former prosecutor held a rousing kickoff event in front of 20,000 supporters in her native Oakland on Sunday. …