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- Booker unveils plan to protect abortion rights if he wins presidency
The plan includes the creation of a White House Office of Reproductive Freedom, which would be designed to advance abortion rights
CBS News. Wed, 22 May 2019 09:17:11 -0400. - Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says he has never spoken with Trump about handing over tax returns
"I've had no conversations ever with the president or anyone in the White House about delivering the president's tax returns to Congress," Mnuchin said during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee.
CNBC. Wed, 22 May 2019 13:05 GMT. - Nadler: "We're expecting Mr. McGahn to show"
Top Democrats are reacting to the White House's decision to tell former counsel Don McGahn to defy a congressional subpoena. ...
CBS News. Wed, 22 May 2019 01:15:20 -0400. - More Democrats seeking impeachment proceedings against Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - More Democrats are calling - and more loudly - for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump after his latest defiance of Congress by blocking his former White House lawyer from testifying. ...
Mary Clare Jalonick and Lisa Mascaro. Washington Times. Wed, 22 May 2019 00:15:08 -0400. - Internal IRS Memo: 'Mandatory' to Give Trump Tax Returns to Congress
Despite pushback from the White House, an internal draft memo at the IRS argues the agency should comply with congressional requests for President Donald Trump's tax returns.
Newsmax. Tue, 21 May 2019 20:36:45 EDT. - More impeachment calls as ex-White House lawyer skips hearing
After a former Trump White House lawyer refuses a subpoena, more Democrats call for impeachment.
BBC News. Tue, 21 May 2019 21:36:48 GMT. - Shoe retailers urge Trump to reconsider tariff on Chinese imports
In a letter to the White House on Monday, the shoe companies warned that Trump's proposed 25 percent tariffs would have a 'catastrophic' effect on consumers, companies and the U.S. economy.
Daily Mail. Tue, 21 May 2019 20:09:44 GMT. - House Democrats subpoena ex-White House staffers Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson
Donaldson was chief of staff to former White House counsel Don McGahn, and Hicks is a former White House communications director.
CNBC. Tue, 21 May 2019 20:08 GMT. - Bahrain defends decision to host White House Mideast meeting
Bahrain is defending its decision to host a White House-engineered conference to address the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, saying its only objective is to support the "brotherly Palestinian people."
ABC News. Tue, 21 May 2019 15:39:59 -0400. - Ben Carson Defends Plan To Evict Illegal Immigrants from Government Housing
Ben Carson, head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, pushed back against a bevy of criticism from Democratic lawmakers over a White House proposal that would exclude all illegal immigrants from public housing. ...
Jason Hopkins. Western Journal. Tue, 21 May 2019 19:21:16 +0000. - Rep. Green: Hopes 'Level Heads' See Iran Threat Continues
Rep. Mark Green, before an afternoon meeting to detail intelligence the White House has on Iran, said he agrees that Iran is and has continued to be, a serious threat and he hopes "level heads" will also see it that way.
Newsmax. Tue, 21 May 2019 14:37:18 EDT. - House Democrats to pursue contempt against McGahn after he fails to testify
House Democrats promised to pursue contempt against former White House counsel Don McGahn after he refused to testify on Tuesday, at President Trump's direction.
ABC News. Tue, 21 May 2019 11:51:57 -0400.
District of Columbia Population Trends and Information Resources
The U. S. Census Bureau estimates the population of District of Columbia as follows:
| Date | Estimated Population | Yearly % Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2016 | 681,170 | 1.61 |
| July 1, 2015 | 670,377 | 1.73 |
| July 1, 2014 | 659,005 | 1.52 |
| July 1, 2013 | 649,165 | 2.18 |
| July 1, 2012 | 635,327 | 2.39 |
| July 1, 2011 | 620,477 | 2.53 |
| July 1, 2010 | 605,183 |
According to the 2010 census, the population of District of Columbia was 601,723.
In 2008, the estimated population of Washington, DC was 591,833, whereas
in 2006, the population of Washington, DC was about 585,419.
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