Senator Ankit Jain

Finally, it IS theoretically possible for Congress to abolish our local government and let Trump rule by fiat. The only solution to this injustice is DC statehood. If you think it is wrong to allow the President to have dictatorial power over DC, we need you to join the fight for DC statehood

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If you are scared, the best antidote to anxiety is action. Join a Free DC action at freedcproject.org. Or sign up for our listhost and we can update you on actions you can take senatorjaindc.com. Out-of-state allies--call your Senators and tell them to support DC Home Rule

What the President is trying to do with posts like this is scare you into submission. He wants you to give up before the battle has even started. But you have so much more power than the opponents of DC Home Rule think. With your help, we WILL protect DC from federal attack

It must be said that unfortunately little Black boys and girls are shot, killed, and assaulted on the streets in places like SE DC every week, but the President and Mr. Musk have never said a word about that. They only care when a powerful government employee is attacked

Violent Crime in D.C. Hits 30 Year Low Total violent crime for 2024 in the District of Columbia is down 35% from 2023 and is the lowest it has been in over 30 years, according to data collected by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) a...

Crime is still too high in DC, as is true in many other cities. But we are making serious progress. Crime is down 35% from 2023 and is the lowest its been in 30 years. One terrible crime cannot erase that reality www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...

The President appears to be upset about an assault on a DOGE employee. If Elon Musk's version of the story is true, this man engaged in heroic actions. I am so sorry for what he had to endure--no one deserves that. I hope the perpetrators are arrested and get lengthy jail terms

To federalize DC, Congress needs to pass a law abolishing our local government. That bill would require 60 votes in the Senate to overcome a filibuster--so seven Dem votes. The current bill to abolish Home Rule has four Senate cosponsors. It will not pass www.congress.gov/bill/118th-c...

The President would essentially be relying on a Hail Mary from his Supreme Court to allow him to ignore the law. The Supreme Court has blocked some of the President's most lawless actions--I wouldn't be so confident the President will get what he wants here

This President is lawless, so it's always possible he tries anyways. If he does, that effort would be tied up in the courts for months. The lower courts in DC would block his efforts because they actually care about the rule of law

It is a scary time for Washingtonians right now with all the federal attacks on DC. But I want to reassure people who saw the President's recent social media post that the President has NO legal authority to unilaterally "federalize" DC

The fact that the federal government can install this statue without DC's consent highlights the problem with having the National Park Service control so much of our land. NPS often does not listen to residents; we should do what we can to get much of that land back under DC control

Confederate general statue toppled in 2020 to be reinstalled in DC The bronze statue depicting Confederate Gen. Albert Pike is being restored, the Park Service said in a statement Monday. Officials shared a photo of a worker removing corrosion and paint.

Why should DC be forced to honor a traitor who sought to sack and pillage our city? This statue belongs in a museum, where Pike's dishonorable actions can be properly contextualized. Congress should pass @eleanornorton.bsky.social's bill that would do just that www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/c...

Join us at our first fundraiser this Wednesday, August 6th at Ben’s Chili Bowl on H Street! We’re excited to support our Statehood Fund with our DC community. The night will feature speakers, food, and live music! www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

Thank you to Councilmember Pinto
for her advocacy in fully funding Initiative 83 and to the Council as a whole for hearing DC's cry for RCV. Better elections are coming DC!

For all these reasons, I also hope that the Council does not vote to fully repeal Initiative 82, which was passed overwhelmingly by the people of DC in 2022. Changes to make it work on the ground are fine--a full or almost-full repeal is not

This is not the last word, and I am hopeful the Council will find the funding and the political will to allow independents to vote in primaries starting in 2028

At a moment when Congress has over a dozen riders in its own proposed budget to overturn the will of the people of DC, it is not helpful for the Council to decide they also are not yet ready to fully fund the will of Washingtonians, who voted for all of Initiative 83

An effort to delay ranked choice voting to death was just voted down by the Council, so we can officially say DC is moving to RCV starting in 2026! Unfortunately, the Council also voted not to fund, for 2026, the provision of I-83 allowing independents to vote in primaries

If you agree, call your ward and At-Large Councilmembers NOW and tell them to vote Yes on the amendment to fund independents voting in primaries. You can find your CM here: planning.dc.gov/whatsmyward, and their contact info here dccouncil.gov/councilmembe...

One out of every five Washingtonians is registered as an independent. Their taxes fund our primaries--they should be allowed to vote in them. And lets not draw premature conclusions on how these independents will vote. They could be more left-leaning than moderate, for all we know

All of us in DC support Home Rule because we want the will of the people of DC to be the law in DC. The Council has the opportunity today to fully advance the will of the people by funding *all* of Initiative 83. If they support Home Rule, they should vote Yes on this amendment

“Join Us for Alley Fest 2025 – A Celebration of DC’s Most Vibrant Alleyway Community” - PoPville From Alley Fest: "On Saturday, July 26, the heart of D.C. comes alive for the 2nd Annual ALLEY FEST — a celebration of community, culture, flavor, and fun in Blagden Alley & Naylor Court. Expect an un...

Join me TOMORROW for Alley Fest—a celebration of DC’s spirit, style, and soul!

Music, art, community, and pride—this is the DC we love. Let’s keep showing the country what we’re made of. 💪🏾

Thank you to Alley Living Together for organizing! #AlleyFestDC www.popville.com/2025/07/join...

With so many problems facing this nation that Congress should be addressing, I just don't understand why they are spending their time trying to exempt individual parties from DC government lawsuits. I am working to get all of these ridiculous riders out of the federal budget

Supervisor Walkinshaw is exactly right. I am looking forward to working with him to advance DMV priorities when he's elected in September. If you live in Fairfax, don't forget to go out and vote by Sept. 9th to send Supervisor Walkinshaw to Congress!

From traffic to vasectomies, Congress takes aim at DC - Roll Call Restrictions on D.C. are a staple of appropriations season, but local advocates say things are trending in the wrong direction.

We're working hard to stop the terrible riders House Republicans included in the DC budget bill from ever being enacted. One thing that helps us, as I told Roll Call, is that it's an open question whether Republicans will even be able to pass a budget this year rollcall.com/2025/07/22/f...

House Republicans eye restrictions on D.C. traffic safety, abortion and more House Republicans seek to overwrite a swath of D.C. laws and restrict local spending.

This terrible MAGA budget is a billboard for DC statehood. I am confident we can stop these riders from passing that would make DC less safe and more discriminatory; and as I told the Post, this proposal makes the case for DC statehood that much clearer www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

This bill shows yet again how essential it is that Congress pass DC statehood; the only reason Congress can attack DC like this is because we are not a state. And be warned, while they are testing these horrific policies on us first; if they succeed, they will come for you next

We are confident we will be able to remove all but the two legacy riders from this bill. This bill would turn DC into a dystopian MAGA fantasyland. Among many other things, Republicans are again trying to encourage employers to discriminate against women who get abortions in DC

Committee Releases FY26 Financial Services and General Government Bill Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Appropriations Committee released the Fiscal Year 2026 bill for the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee. The bill will be considered in subcommit...

The House has put forward a budget proposal that aggressively tries to overturn DC laws. This bill has to pass both the House & a filibuster in the Senate. We have been expecting a broadside against Home Rule in this bill and are ready to engage to defeat it appropriations.house.gov/news/press-r...

This letter means nothing. You can tell because it doesn't say Congress will actually do anything if the stadium deal doesn't pass. It is anti-democratic to force our government to negotiate such an important deal with a gun to its head. The good news is, this gun has no bullets in it