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Trump looms large over upcoming primary elections in Washington, DC

Pinto is a leading candidate for D.C.’s congressional delegate seat and says self-governance is her top priority.

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Washington, D.C., voters will choose party nominees for mayor and the city’s congressional delegate on June 16, with the Trump administration’s influence and the city’s limited autonomy shaping the campaigns. Robert White Jr. and Brooke Pinto are leading the race to succeed Eleanor Holmes Norton.

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Democratic candidate to succeed Eleanor Holmes Norton as D.C.'s congressional delegate

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Democratic candidate to succeed Eleanor Holmes Norton as D.C.'s congressional delegate

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Donald Trump
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President whose administration and actions in Washington are major issues in the D.C. campaigns

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D.C. congressional delegate whose seat the candidates seek

ALSO MENTIONED  Janeese Lewis George, D.C. council member and candidate for mayor; Kenyan McDuffie, D.C. council member and candidate for mayor; Muriel Bowser, D.C. mayor whose past dealings with the federal government are discussed

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Washington, D.C., Prepares for June 16 Primary Elections

Outlets agree that D.C. voters will choose party nominees for mayor and congressional delegate on June 16, with Brooke Pinto among the leading candidates to succeed Eleanor Holmes Norton. The campaigns are unfolding amid debate over President Donald Trump’s influence and the district’s limited autonomy. Center outlets frame the primaries around Trump’s influence and D.C.’s limited autonomy, while also covering affordability, public safety and differing approaches to federal authority.

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