Congress September 17, 2019 1:25 pm Veterans Promote DC Statehood at Penn. Ave Rally D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and a bus full of veterans flew 51-star flags on Monday to call for Congress to make the District the nation’s 51st state News4’s Mark Segraves reports. Local 6:51 DC police use pepper spray, make arrests at George Washington U. 3:36 DC police clearing out George Washington U. protest encampment 2:31 DC police increase reward, call for peace after 3-year-old fatally shot 1:59 Cottage City becomes first in Maryland to install stop sign cameras 0:52 Montgomery County police hold vigil for fallen officers