Washington, D.C.
US capital city; seat of Congress, the White House, and federal regulators like the FCC.
Washington, D.C., seat of Congress, the White House and the Justice Department, hosts the federal litigation campaign that had lost or seen dismissed all 17 resolved lawsuits over state voter files, with Oklahoma the only state to settle, as of 23 July 2026.
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Named alongside the 30 sued states
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Washington, D.c. is the federal capital of the United States, seat of Congress, the White House and federal departments including the Justice Department. Its Civil Rights Division has brought 31 lawsuits against states demanding voter registration files; as of 23 July 2026, 17 have been dismissed, one (Oklahoma) settled, and 13 remain active, with no court yet ruling for the department.
The city has a population of roughly 690,000 and elects only a non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives; it has no vote in the Senate. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who is not seeking a fourth term, will be succeeded following the November 2026 mayoral election.
As the seat of federal power, Washington, D.c.'s identity here is institutional: the fixed location of the agencies and courts that generate national political news, distinct from Washington state.
