Seven times the federal government has interfered with DC governance

Fears over how the incoming Trump administration could shake up the nation’s capital have been voiced loud and clear by Democrats since Election Day.

During an annual Christmas tree lighting at Washington, D.C.’s Eastern Market this month, Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat who has been the District of Columbia’s sole representative in the House for decades, even took a moment away from festive cheer to raise “fears about what the second Trump administration will mean for D.C. and its residents.”