Tag: Eleanor Holmes Norton

"Ten children of color went missing in our nation's capital in a period of two weeks," Richmond's letter said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Black lawmakers ask FBI to help find missing DC kids

Kelly Cohen · March 24, 2017 4:23 pm

Ruth Bader Ginsburg denouncing Colin Kaepernick's protest is a departure from the Left's general stance on that issue. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Two lefties have broken with their party narratives

Ashe Schow · October 11, 2016 5:58 pm

House Democrats plans to introduce a bill that would ban employers from asking job applicants for their salary history, a move to help close the so-called gender pay gap. (iStock Photo)

Democrats propose ban on salary inquiries

Susan Ferrechio · August 30, 2016 2:48 pm

Bad news for tourists who plan to visit the nation's capital in the next nine months. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Washington Monument closed through Cherry Blossom Festival 2017

Anna Giaritelli · August 25, 2016 3:27 am

The National Park Service plans to remodel the Washington Monument's elevator system that could require a closure lasting as long as nine months. (AP Photo)

Washington Monument likely closed until September, but more closures coming

Mariana Barillas · August 24, 2016 9:00 pm

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat, said she will meet Wednesday with officials from the National Park Service, which oversees the monument and major tourist attraction. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Lawmaker demands answers on broken Washington Monument elevator

Susan Ferrechio · August 23, 2016 8:31 pm

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser hopes the budget fight will spur progress toward the goal of statehood. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

House condemns D.C. claim of budget autonomy

Joel Gehrke · May 25, 2016 11:11 pm

The resolution, offered by Mike Honda and Eleanor Holmes Norton, recognizes the use of reason for the "betterment of humanity," and says reason is a critical component of human life. (AP Photo)

Dems call for national ‘day of reason’

Pete Kasperowicz · April 13, 2016 5:38 pm

"Increasingly, families understand the unique benefits of breastfeeding, and visitors to these buildings who have newborns and babies should have a private space to breastfeed or pump," Eleanor Holmes Norton said. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Dem demands more lactation rooms in federal buildings

Pete Kasperowicz · February 3, 2016 10:41 pm

Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., right, next to Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., center, takes a microphone from Imam Johari Abdul-Malik, before speaking after attending Friday prayers at Dar al-Hijrah Mosque in Falls Church, Va. on Friday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Democrats visit mosque to show solidarity

Robert King · December 4, 2015 9:31 pm

You know Washington D.C.'s public schools are troubled when public school teachers are telling parents they should try to get their students into private schools.

Beltway Confidential

Why D.C. families need a school voucher program

Jason Russell · November 3, 2015 5:01 am

An increasing number of people believe e-cigarettes are just as harmful as tobacco cigarettes. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Dem moves to ban e-cigs on planes

Curt Mills · October 28, 2015 6:33 pm