D.C. attorney general sues Trump administration over 'hostile takeover' of police

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5. To some degree they already do (in addition to local tax revenue)

Much of D.C.'s budget is handled by Congress. There was a funding cut of money for D.C. of just over $1 billion in the last C.R. in March, as that funding was suddenly pulled, with a supposed intent to pass it as a standalone. The standalone was unanimously passed by the Senate and sent to the House for a vote and the House ignored it, with no intent to act on it, so the funding basically died from dereliction of duty.

This is why they have been trying for decades to become a state.