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Trump looms large over upcoming primary elections in Washington, DC

Trump’s administration and federal actions in Washington loom over the city’s mayoral and delegate primaries.

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Washington, D.C.’s June 16 primaries are taking shape around President Trump’s influence on the city and its limited autonomy. Candidates Robert White Jr. and Brooke Pinto are leading the race to succeed Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton.

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President of the United States; his administration’s influence on D.C. is a central campaign issue

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D.C. council member and candidate for the city’s congressional delegate

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D.C. council member and candidate for the city’s congressional delegate

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U.S. representative and outgoing D.C. congressional delegate

ALSO MENTIONED  Janeese Lewis George, D.C. council member and mayoral candidate; Kenyan McDuffie, D.C. council member and mayoral candidate; Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington, D.C.

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Trump Administration Actions Become Issues in D.C. Primary Campaigns

Washington, D.C.’s upcoming primaries will choose candidates for mayor and congressional delegate, with Trump’s administration and federal actions prominent campaign issues. Center outlets frame federal influence and D.C.’s limited autonomy as central campaign issues, while also noting affordability, public safety, and candidates’ differing approaches to resistance or cooperation.

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