WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a bill that would make Washington, D.C. the 51st state of the United States in a historic vote of 232 to 180.
The Senate is unlikely to take up the bill, as Republicans – including President Donald Trump – are opposed to granting statehood to the federal district, which they predict would elect Democrats to Congress.
(Reporting by Makini Brice and Richard Cowan; Edited by Chizu Nomiyama)
