Longtime Washington congressional Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton garnered her most serious political challenge in 35 years Thursday when Robert White, a third-term D.C. Council member and former aide to Norton, announced he would challenge her in next year’s Democratic primary.
Norton, 88, has faced mounting questions about her ability to serve in Congress that have been heightened in recent weeks by her absence from the public eye as President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans targeted the District of Columbia for a federal law enforcement takeover.
She has made some public appearances in recent weeks, including at a House Oversight and…
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