District of Columbia

noun

a federal area in the eastern United States, on the Potomac, coextensive with the federal capital, Washington. 69 sq. mi. (179 sq. km). : DC (for use with zip code), D.C.

noun

a federal district of the eastern US, coextensive with the federal capital, Washington. Pop: 564 326 (2003 est). Area: 178 sq km (69 sq miles) AbbreviationD.C.with zip codeDC

District of Columbia

The district occupied entirely by Washington, D.C. , the capital of the United States; bordered by Maryland to the north and Virginia to the south.

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Notes

The District of Columbia was established by acts of Congress in 1790 and 1791 on a site selected by George Washington .

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At least 23 states and the District of Columbia are currently suing Kennedy and the HHS, The Guardian reported, “alleging the abrupt terminations of $11bn in public health funding were ‘harmful’ and 'unlawful.’”

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District Court for the District of Columbia alleges.

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On April 1, 2025, 25 states and the District of Columbia filed a federal lawsuit against HHS and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the U.S.

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“And that harm, plus the asserted public interest in swiftly removing dangerous aliens, outweighs the Plaintiffs’ desire to file a suit in the District of Columbia that they concede they could have brought in Texas.”

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Department of Transportation awarded 29 states, eight federally recognized tribes and the District of Columbia $521 million to expand the nation’s EV charging network.

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