It sounds like you do not maintain a home in Pennsylvania, so I would be inclined to say that you would need to fie as a resident of DC.
Just because you don't change documents, like your Driver's Licence, does not mean you still live there.
Usually a temporary absence from a residence state is less than 1 year, and that would be while maintaining the original home.
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