News & Politics Inside the Radical, Self-Destructive, and Probably Impossible Plan to Move the Government Out of Washington A bill before Congress would relocate vast chunks of the government, transforming our city by hijacking its top employer. Right now, it’s a far-fetched right-wing fever dream. But it’s actually an old idea—and one that’s less partisan than its authors might think. Congress, Government, Jason Chaffetz, Stephen Fuller | Jul 16, 2017