White House officials on Tuesday sent to Congress an 18-page list of demands they want included in the funding deal that needs to pass by Sept. 30 to avoid a government shutdown.

Surprisingly, the administration is proposing language to lift a spending cap that Congress imposed on the District of Columbia in March when it passed a long-term stopgap funding measure.

The continuing resolution, which the Republican-controlled House drafted earlier this year, effectively canceled the District’s 2025 budget and forced it to return to 2024 spending levels.

Now, the White House is seeking language to clarify that the city has the authority to spend fiscal 2026 funds received from local tax revenues and other nonfederal sources.

The olive branch from the administration comes after D.C. Mayor M

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