<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/horse-racing/preakness-intellectual-property-maryland-churchill-downs-F34SHHNN2ZDGXJJ2PEXBKU5EHE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T23:03:38.319Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4QF6H7XJRZCBHB53DSCMTWVUKU.jpg?auth=b1061f495838435c8c9734c87a20d94a8b5a311221bd516ab861414143234997&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fans watch the Preakness Stakes from the apron at Laurel Park in May.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-mariners-shutout-loss-bryan-woo-K7JPJLUXGFF7ZNRBHNXFIY5XIA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T22:42:49.78Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VJ34M32LNJAAFFAK32N7E6EXXA.jpg?auth=452da368bdd3cf376443c266f67cdbba8e5cd118d97697dba7e87b382f9eb591&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2668</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Leody Taveras of the Orioles steals second base during the eighth inning Thursday in Seattle.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/washington-commanders-jayden-daniels-minicamp-TGP2XGV5IJGEPCYYRPMHDJPG3I/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T22:37:44.172Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TMLPOGAZAFGDBE53E73HDESSDY.jpg?auth=08f765125c419bacb4b215ee16a1a26442292354bae94c25982a68656661a545&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6355&amp;height=4237</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Commanders head coach Dan Quinn deployed an unusual tactic to get two new play-callers up to speed. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/towson-mall-fatal-shooting-cirle-baltimore-county-JEYSP64NRBE4BIT3KP7NPX2CTI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T22:15:41.494Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4T7ADD6WNZHBVM5E3WFWPV4AZU.JPG?auth=03d617d729172af990d05520310c9a497ff3a506e2ca4573e94a6eabbba14e6e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2063</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police officers investigate a June 5 shooting that occurred at the traffic circle along York Road in Towson on Friday afternoon. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/kweisi-mfume-mark-conway-maryland-7th-congressional-district-TQO6UOCQ2NAXJDS65NOO4S4W5A/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T22:14:21.611Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KTVNA3UM6JC5LHZC4BZDOYOMHY.jpg?auth=8edce6ae5034d232af773212586170ab81e7f4c80b9ed4d6a3285eb0469dd815&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore City Council member Mark Conway, left, and U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/barack-obama-presidential-center-chicago-DQIWTUWJFFFEJBV4OTQPQYHOBI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T22:13:07.626Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KWRIRP5HIND3HCWR3ISYCJIBFU.jpg?auth=d4af7794f001d1a1fcfc4ee4ddfede692af439963f701e08a7320b8cba1f10ad&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Former President Barack Obama, right, shares a laugh with former first lady Michelle Obama, left, on stage during the dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/luigi-mangiones-lawyers-reverse-course-say-they-wont-pursue-a-psychiatric-defense-K2U5FA2NDNFT5BRTSZGG75IH44/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T22:12:42.641Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VGMRPUL2X5HX7C767PLT7ZAOFI.jpg?auth=1733bb765f6470ea4127d4b44be9e12efb821c76d74ce07f1608e85c66ad0d12&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Luigi Mangione's attorneys on Thursday withdrew plans to pursue an extreme emotional disturbance defense in the state murder case stemming from the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/growth-development/promenade-lottsford-largo-prince-georges-county-develeopment-6GCMZZ4NYFF2DPRWWTBE5FT4QI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T21:46:02.304Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/MQAZWKBVKJCQNL7GY4KDNUFLPY.jpg?auth=d067e8e4c5e42af80552fec099fbe12238edde2e842224fcd28248864cfe3e31&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County, state, business and transportation officials unveiled the Promenade at Lottsford, a residential and retail development in downtown Largo that will break ground next spring.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-redistricting-map-preview-ZDQTY3PL3BHO3AO7RMWML7KR4U/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T21:37:35.558Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DLEMZPMKCFC6RIQD736UWUSKAQ.JPG?auth=09b63bf59331e86d9ac113a738eef9418edc91cc51223a3449e871af9f58df27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7008&amp;height=4672</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A bill to redraw the state's congressional districts is scheduled for a hearing and vote in the House of Delegates Rules Committee on Tuesday afternoon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/melvin-andrew-pinkney-jr-fake-cop-real-cop-montgomery-county-GTFBV4PS4ZCRVDLMF4LGO5ZJG4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T21:27:35.476Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SGXFPWW7UVHFNAV5G44ST3WBV4.jpg?auth=642457fd5238bdeb41a3877ca442d7cf65ebb225e1ffc9ff5a103bdee8826d3d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5092&amp;height=3395</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[After posing as a police officer and pulling over a Montgomery County cop in an unmarked cruiser, Melvin Andrew Pinkney Jr. was seen wearing duty belt that carried a baton, a gun and handcuffs, according to court records obtained by The Banner. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/general-assembly-session-ends-chaos-K3JA5JFMIBDADEK3UDFRJNCK24/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T21:23:06.618Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E6UID4LZQ5ERTLLACCRHOLD55Y.jpg?auth=76eb8a27e0ac29692f3af25609817365f571691f871da59e1f8a97fe34f492c2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4100&amp;height=2733</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Del. Jason Buckel, House minority leader, left, yells into his microphone during a chaotic screaming match in the final minutes of the House of Delegates’ session at the Maryland State House on Monday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/eastpoint-mall-closing-dundalk-baltimore-county-KMLA2KQALZD4ND2QQBNVPXGL5U/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T21:22:13.816Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XOENP3U2AZA6LOMKWD5EGMAIDE.JPG?auth=32bf31784bed74cab51b434020686e820f9ed75fb9d235c3cc819b205419bd4f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Eastpoint Mall is one of the Baltimore area’s first shopping centers and has been open since 1956.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-redistricting-senators-senate-ferguson-HL75HWXXH5ENXKJLO4CRCMIPT4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T21:22:05.993Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y47L6XHSDFAB5NANUSFAAGR7E4.jpg?auth=8406e312f7244bdb4959f09e39e91f9e7757f9c70b17046fd12be4f85261ad97&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5422&amp;height=3615</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Senators rise during the opening invocation in the Senate chamber of the Maryland State House in Annapolis in January.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-redistricting-poll-democrats-K7BNQANLBFEXPEJGAXM4SUY32U/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T21:20:37.872Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/F7XGHAIFFZEM3BBVSWMJEQA3NI.jpg?auth=a7ec6483081f3ec8b34699c47bc98ed14d72e50d402d7359914a1f8ad014bc61&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5186&amp;height=3457</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Democrats are facing growing pressure from national Democrats to redraw congressional districts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/jamie-raskin-maryland-gop-redistricting-CR3NVZ3Q55HQLFYB4FGATJVXS4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T21:19:42.445Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AL7XRCQQQRE2RPUZVRG3EVTZPA.jpg?auth=a348544562873563f3356b4d3a3b34ed8f8b71633d20a077c5d6768813dc7e9f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=683</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland said on social media that his state should join other Democratic-controlled states in redistricting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-redistricting-general-assembly-UNWOOQB3VNAERLCRLSWKW77PX4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T21:18:19.019Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W3BQIIWU7BCB5DS6MDFBS653IA.jpg?auth=ac8d5e9e921bbb2b90a095959aa1b36b7b56bedec65b294e9049aa4e13587ed5&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3852&amp;height=2568</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones says she’s ready to lead the conversation on congressional redistricting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/supreme-court-marijuana-gun-ruling-ABBRFDUTENG43JKNPS2KPQBUQ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T21:16:28.819Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ANM2PHJ7DJASNNDMJ4I7PA6H34.jpg?auth=67e1e0707ea301186e07481dac6ee74c414de264a772d7b2fff2843c09352c84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5189&amp;height=3459</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against a broad federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana users, the latest in a line of firearm cases from a court that has expanded gun rights.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-lawmakers-crossover-deadline-QCZRH7Q66BHLXM4YQ7JGI3DIWI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T21:14:36.834Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q5U63LKH7VF73KJMA3KI45GP7U.JPG?auth=c1cda925749081f5d3ab1c19fb3406a62f8962c216beb494ecdf6ed924084858&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5568&amp;height=3712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Monday is Crossover Day in the Maryland General Assembly. It is the deadline by which bills must pass at least one chamber — the Senate or the House of Delegates — for the best chance of passage.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/moore-cbs-town-hall-OEZCIFRQ3JGKTBQULBEPCOJUYI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T21:14:03.228Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2R2VY2KQKNGI7CNYSKUERK7TEU.jpg?auth=da495b446a58031926d1b6bdbcdcbc9882d5d4ff83345abe347d40b38e9e0f6a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2001</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Norah O’Donnell interviews Gov. Wes Moore in Cambridge for a “Things That Matter” town hall on CBS.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-black-caucus-agenda-immigration-VC7YKHDRLBA3ZOX3SWW62ZSDYU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T21:12:57.998Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/BF7DX6XHR5HRXOIRZ33IHX2SOE.jpg?auth=1aaeb8396e77780b490919cd103f33465739478f556a7f00f91aa3ca94bb00b6&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3794&amp;height=2529</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Del. N. Scott Phillips, a Baltimore County Democrat, announces the priorities of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/baltimore-influencer-bobby-lapin-bill-ferguson-primary-election-QRSSJUPRTVHEBO2MHKXOIIJRIA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T21:11:56.084Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6T5XLV4IUNBDLMZFP4JJZNEXH4.JPG?auth=f2103d51ea500399393777d975108459f10245dcad99fca2dfc6b865670dd77e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Bobby LaPin, who runs a sailboat charter business with his wife, will challenge Senate President Bill Ferguson in the Democratic primary in June.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/maryland/ga/md-senate/maryland-house-of-delegates-district-46-WG3DTVZXSVBMJKPCQQTQWGVB6Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T21:11:34.86Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GAOMYN3G5JBDFNSZC7E4JBLSAU.png?auth=f08559e6ce48274ce163032ce3224549174cf159be967595a21488e90549ec33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2026 Voter Guide: Baltimore City]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/bobby-lapin-maryland-senate-president-redistricting-EQR25SOK5VHHFL6DQZWLVN32HM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T21:10:40.114Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/6BDPE6IADNBO7HY77PBI5MLW3M.jpg?auth=2d45b83d1ee25adbc188271d8e1724f22a882c1ee4fd4fedfad1b981e856d8c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3092&amp;height=2328</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State Senate President Bill Ferguson talks about his primary reelection fight at his campaign offices in Locust Point.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/letters/redistricting-congress-senate-bill-ferguson-MHD7NP6LKFBHVB3EPC5AHZ5YK4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T21:10:13.59Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4T526XMSQFGBPDIOLDUFHKSS5M.jpg?auth=7745e3addb86eee7b73caaa0c1164efd89b397b58a856b10267b4d54e54141de&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4634&amp;height=3089</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson conducts business from his podium in the Senate Chamber of the Maryland State House last year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/andy-harris-redistricting-dan-schwartz-jake-day-K2UMPX4NQRBRRGRQK4LGFAGHPU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T21:05:32.12Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/YX7CPQABXJAQVHQDJQHDG3PFKQ.jpg?auth=2c5bed3684e8eafcf28e6c2ab607166d1839b5057110aefcd07ffdba6c0ee43c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3676&amp;height=2451</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore is pushing ahead with a commission that will examine redistricting Maryland’s congressional districts in response to Republican gerrymandering in other states.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-senate-redistricting-democrat-ferguson-moore-GCWDTDI7KRGV3FLVHQB3Q3UMOE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T21:04:54.094Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W2ZDRLBMCVHPVA5GX7MW73NZQ4.jpg?auth=a1c2ca27b600e19aa624b6d6c9067717b7fbbfb34cdfbe5aafd271a028cca061&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5455&amp;height=3637</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Senate President Bill Ferguson's continues to take a risk with his stand on redistricting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-congress-redistricting-moore-ferguson-5QXPS6DMXZFDZGUDXFWYHBAA74/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T21:04:28.597Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PHXY73EZXZHRDN53SLCBLEQXEE.jpeg?auth=31c0a6e22d984068ddccbe9f4ce8ca0b45f068ff05bab1ed3d05122cc4b17442&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland state Sen. Arthur Ellis, a Charles County Democrat, said Monday that Senate President Bill Ferguson's opposition to redistricting disqualifies him from leadership.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-redistricting-bill-ferguson-HCKVTVHYVZFTHPMEDBHHJZHQNU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:58:00.68Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LFW5NKX4ENAIVH2SN6MCA3H7Z4.JPG?auth=42c2a12800dfc5583e7666af2e7cd2a66b05a351bb284ad96d4b934d23141a03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3946&amp;height=2628</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rule 42 allows one-third of the Senate, 16 members, to petition a bill to the floor, as long as it’s been sitting in a committee for more than 20 days. A rare move, it could allow members to overrule the Senate’s presiding officer.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-republican-redistricting-ban-IVUVN75LWVANZHT3CL3TAX5TAI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:57:32.836Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W2UXTKAJI5ASDM5ROBQGVY7IUA.JPG?auth=fbd6ce3923b955a206ff961cccc0978cfc2cc3f4a5ab73f028e72650a58b1ccf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5358&amp;height=3584</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Del. Jesse Pippy and fellow General Assembly Republicans are proposing a bill that would ban midcycle congressional redistricting and create a commission to draw future maps.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/jake-day-andy-harris-redistricting-7D5NGD5C3ZHJ3DJFKLOVB4ACGA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:56:26.805Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CFREDIRBKBGO5PP3GLLDFZUR54.jpg?auth=1a3dc65f881931c8cfe15cfc2931a441ca209b6e996ba60938ca57a46aa82b90&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2058</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Housing Secretary Jake Day discusses an executive order on housing policy during an event in Columbia last month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/bill-ferguson-redistricting-democratic-feud-2OJSYY7XHFBGDK5BX2WTMBXI7U/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:55:43.05Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ARQN2IS5HNAQTERCES7CYJJ63U.JPG?auth=5ce11e08bec68385644642861cd17b12389d2fd8956062f234f29fcf6a452a80&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Senate President Bill Ferguson has drawn the ire of other members of his party for resisting efforts to redraw Maryland’s congressional lines to favor Democrats.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/gerrymandering-redistricting-eastern-shore-SEEX2CMD5BH7LJJ42233BOSQWM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:55:15.762Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/I2T5N23XGRCJVK5MJPZALHMYPY.JPG?auth=392fbb0d3414f1944cedeb0d96e264a468c91e938915be1ccb33527bb42d9bb9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Annapolis and the Eastern Shore are united by the importance of the Chesapeake Bay and the bridge that crosses it. It may help explain why new congressional maps put the two together again.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/bill-ferguson-maryland-redistricting-dismissed-IETBJCZMXFACPPOIRTGACWYGBA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:54:42.494Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S34KMFDPDZHAHBATNX5BFKDEC4.jpg?auth=1de5def457e9a575ed9fa72a00c0e3f893563580db635fcdb83f59707dee6ea1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5098&amp;height=3399</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State Senate President Bill Ferguson is warning of potential pitfalls if Maryland redraws its Congressional maps.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/hakeem-jeffries-maryland-redistricting-moore-C4TOPLSGW5BGZLXVGRBPWXC3AU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:54:10.892Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FPE6GCU3WREK5OEVPQBT6VM7LE.jpg?auth=3c49f44d9fe4edbd46307cfe7ae3b2b005749fbfa176f3fc6f618211cdee3bd1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5090&amp;height=3393</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries gives remarks after a conversation with Maryland leadership at the Maryland State House in Annapolis on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/raskin-congressional-redistricting-maryland-UNKG7GO6IBBTFNVM26UBOHK63I/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:53:47.306Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QMO6TFC5KJENHASHO6Y6744YIQ.JPG?auth=f421d08d00f7bcb6af0db4c85af70653a253312965babb148b55d8d66a58bfca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Rep. Jamie Raskin says he doesn't see much merit in arguments against Maryland Democrats trying to increase their numbers in Congress.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-maryland-redistricting-commission-congress-TETCIHUT5ZD6HAOQPUNWQXOV4U/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:52:51.981Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UEIIZFCP65B4XBP5MSSFR55LPY.jpg?auth=ef131ab2a7412d672bfad248e5227a909757dcd572cfa6a86dca2397c5d6c130&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3324&amp;height=2216</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore dismissed criticism of his push to study new congressional districts in Maryland with a coarse acronym.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-democrats-redistricting-public-hearing-RYY4DZ4IBFG5HGBFDCD3B7IUCE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:52:06.769Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NYJQPFS5PBFWPLJ2YTZV7MKAQA.JPG?auth=c27e341bf4f6587b7f16009b5aa9016bedd33cd2018f1bf72e7ae3320fda7929&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A state commission heard more than three dozen Marylanders weigh in on congressional redistricting during an online hearing Friday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-special-session-no-redistricting-76QE3BKGW5AXBFIKP44LAWGNTU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:51:39.769Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QHRLITJH2FENDIICC6XTH6TTG4.jpg?auth=91687944186efcbdddd48aed67aa3d244d1bf8c019ce05690fbf383e17fec12b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5432&amp;height=3621</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[When members of the Maryland General Assembly convene in a special session on Tuesday, they won’t consider whether to draw new congressional district boundaries.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-redistricting-commission-maps-RIOORPVFSFG6LAJSBTLRI5FTO4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:51:13.968Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/AACZZZWOM5ATNKSCO3BMZPZ5DQ.JPG?auth=46a6b635d667dad1e9a0928226d1fc42d8b317923bfcd926a38607d15a12947e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks speaks during a panel discussion in North Bethesda earlier this month. Alsobrooks, as chair of the redistricting advisory commission, recommends Maryland move forward with redrawing of congressional maps.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-redistricting-map-polls-XLQ6OEWL4ZBI7A6ZCG6OMV7K64/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:50:37.224Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VFAUCJDWH5HCRN6FFNVJJ3WDV4.JPG?auth=70f0a7599fe964b232f075f39843b7d1793e087638314da0e65d7e62268b9dde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A rallygoer holds a Redistrict Now! sign at a gathering of progressive advocates in Annapolis this week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/howard-county-old-ellicott-city-statues-eggplant-peach-YX6XBCFL3ZFG7ON7VAIX4ZNBRI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:50:09.053Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5PHUL5KVWFGWLHQ2HB6BG2DME4.JPG?auth=de4dba333c8b7f1c52cdc20ab6ef0cb7ff65ce33f0fb869e54b8abd88bea448d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The peach sculpture by Jan Kirsh at Georgia Grace Cafe on Main Street in Ellicott City in 2025.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-re-election-2026-outlook-DQLTRG6QNJF4PPKKUN7T4W5PQQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:50:06.187Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HV7KZ55RFNFGXGHOKM2LMWFRFQ.JPG?auth=65f4a7e49e5415738d14bcacc726fa35a08c3eab39ae5810381355f63db73609&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore faces myriad challenges in 2026: another budget deficit, threats from the Trump administration, tricky relationships in Annapolis.

Credit: Maansi Srivastava for The Banner]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-congressional-redistricting-calendar-HIHWIQ7JHBB7XHCRD3VX376R6M/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:49:28.033Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VFAUCJDWH5HCRN6FFNVJJ3WDV4.JPG?auth=70f0a7599fe964b232f075f39843b7d1793e087638314da0e65d7e62268b9dde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The clock is ticking for Democrats who want to push forward on mid-cycle redistricting of the state's congressional districts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-congressional-redistricting-vote-CFYGKDSGN5CD7NTAUEDP4ZAXQ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:48:58.417Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KF22WK5VTNHO3HZFCMKQASPVJY.jpg?auth=3c1e47dc50070a150892bec308582ac7f05131ab89bea5323a0589ab0feea2a4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2153&amp;height=1197</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Governor's Redistricting Advisory Commission has voted to recommend new congressional district boundaries.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-redistricting-2024-trump-harris-election-results-55ZZRYYW4RGFJIPWOI36YETXFA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:48:30.025Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FI3ULBVOJFFJ7EHY5J7QGEBHZU.jpg?auth=9fb4be3d3495de0a8229145d3bd27307bdffed35c2a27ec2775871fb581a75d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3556&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The congressional district map proposed by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s Redistricting Advisory Commission.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/moore-ferguson-redistricting-friday-C3BVQFTURFCMPIF5DVQVEWW4FI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:47:42.343Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GKM6CSAW3BD7RA2FVURXQGP67A.jpg?auth=83fe57768d6652852470d3009751a67fa34e2bfe82fc85b64e999e00e227a78b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4891&amp;height=3261</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, right, and Senate President Bill Ferguson, left, do not see eye to eye on congressional redistricting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/redistricting-moore-ferguson-relationship-6Z3PKVAYTRDODPUMTWCGZNWQWY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:46:54.99Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2RUUNEGYQRBQJBXB24HKSI4YZA.JPG?auth=48616d7e163006e1bb6bb2274e0d2e3dcf0b4a4599e767b16140c16509db5fe9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2085</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Senate President Bill Ferguson and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore sign one of many bills the day after the end of the 447th session of the Maryland General Assembly last year. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-house-redistricting-vote-X6ONLRZUPREANHLD6O5UASNNB4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:45:45.602Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FI3ULBVOJFFJ7EHY5J7QGEBHZU.jpg?auth=9fb4be3d3495de0a8229145d3bd27307bdffed35c2a27ec2775871fb581a75d2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3556&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A proposed map of new Congresional districts took the first steps toward likely eventual passage in the Maryland House of Delegates Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-house-redistricting-vote-JOAA2YPSCJE5DLTUQKDLSH3ZW4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:44:27.239Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T26DUNAGFZHW5I7JCBYQJ5GZTM.jpg?auth=14d5cf2092530beea2db0ac4b35d3a02f75b5745496c9bbb27a09a7203ec7f45&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6720&amp;height=4480</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk, a Democrat, presides over Monday’s debate.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-redistricting-maryland-political-redlining-bill-ferguson-LHQWYXMHKFE5THHIC3PM4V5BGY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:44:00.178Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/XFIITYVJTJHNXIOWX4RVXOP4BQ.JPG?auth=8f61034592ad2320cbaf543852c9f8949ef004b555cb0418dd024d96ba56f337&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore argues that Maryland should redraw its congressional district boundaries to counter “political redlining” in other states where Republicans have redrawn the maps. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/arthur-ellis-senate-redistricting-protest-7BHVDQD5JRFJVPGHWVDZXZH3LQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:43:29.332Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/34OYSRCQQZEOJLLLQNFSJTV56E.jpg?auth=af2fd1e38964e373ec3b2860c53bbbde55c51bd009a0e883d78922907e109776&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2247&amp;height=1498</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sen. Arthur Ellis, a Charles County Democrat, says he won’t register his attendance in Senate sessions as a protest of Senate President Bill Ferguson blocking a vote on a new map of congressional districts.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-state-of-state-speech-maryland-donald-trump-P4VRTGVKOVBK5MUJVW5D4XGSOI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:42:29.927Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2IL6C6V3CBAXRFXLQ6VGLVGERQ.JPG?auth=45c0667a8a70763db630836b1ab9abc1351c49aa6e4429d75f5e61de7e27872a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8021&amp;height=5347</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore shakes hands with Senate President Bill Ferguson during his annual State of the State address on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-state-of-the-state-speech-takeaways-FU7R4N2GWZG3JAJUJVSGBIFTWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:41:44.835Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/S7HH4KUKRNDGZHOM7DMYUXY3GE.JPG?auth=d4a5773b40d478dc9bbf1d3495d3f793ee1493ad3d291ac8a3246062e885b8b2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6563&amp;height=4299</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Gov. Wes Moore speaks during his annual State of the State address in the Maryland State House on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-general-assembly-national-issues-4WZ3COL2OZBE7IOFFMSCI7UGCE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:41:18.984Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Q5R2C7ORKFD65JZG5V5H7SMYIE.JPG?auth=4b4a2b370b62097a700df31f6887b43ec687ace86a0c9cdae16622b6e42878cd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4387&amp;height=2924</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries arrive at the Maryland House of Delegates office building Wednesday to discuss redistricting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-cal-ripken-jr-part-owner-BQWXELREO5E75M3ISHXDHAFWLU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:40:56.538Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/W6QPHZDMZ5BQBK72Q6D2FMF2K4.jpg?auth=932ac701be6937f59ace37809a2a27ee5fd282621e0d0fbfe75112434525ac03&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5257&amp;height=3505</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cal Ripken Jr. played for the Orioles from 1981-2001 and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-congress-redistricting-deadline-B7UBFIGFERGIDNUAHZ46DHPNBM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:40:54.071Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VFAUCJDWH5HCRN6FFNVJJ3WDV4.JPG?auth=70f0a7599fe964b232f075f39843b7d1793e087638314da0e65d7e62268b9dde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The clock may have run out for congressional redistricting in Maryland for the 2026 election, now that the deadline has passed for people to sign up to run for office. Could Democrats pivot to 2028?]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-house-redistricting-constitution-RK2ZYRFQPFAQ3GGJVCKW7GIYKQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:40:29.446Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IDQLBRIBQRAUDEDMGW4J7KV4LU.jpg?auth=8bc68ce274b2264fa4cec88f107831a321f4deefd70ea0a86e99e9d4818989a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5616&amp;height=3744</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland House of Delegates Majority Leader David Moon says the state should change the state constitution to “clarify” the standards for drawing new congressional district boundaries.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-assembly-winners-losers-DEQYWAZGQJF7VOPKV3NEOYBJBQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:40:02.295Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KNVIB43X7BHK3MLXYLCRBTMLIQ.JPG?auth=a18064d671ff5c798aa2e7ee6f0bf368caf15c34866ad113d880efa82941e7c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6742&amp;height=4488</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Plenty happened at the State House over the past 90 days. Who is thrilled and who is wishing things went differently?]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-redistricting-voting-rights-callais-PTNYHEA6AJENBOROCTUAEIDZXI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:39:26.003Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/VFAUCJDWH5HCRN6FFNVJJ3WDV4.JPG?auth=70f0a7599fe964b232f075f39843b7d1793e087638314da0e65d7e62268b9dde&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[While states are rushing to redraw congressional districts following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, Maryland has not joined in.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-bill-ferguson-endorsement-redistricting-45UUS7AZKFDPXKLN35YV6U3ZFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:38:59.36Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/23PMVENRV5EI5DTY7YO53OT5JM.JPG?auth=60312095a21fe621b16696633584a47fdb1bfd9308a48bd3feb9fb9da1bb6f84&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2223</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State Senate President Bill Ferguson and Gov. Wes Moore talk during a bill-signing ceremony in April. Their rocky relationship could be getting rockier, because Moore yanked a planned endorsement of Ferguson as they continue to disagree about redistricting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/wes-moore-maryland-redistricting-commission-WHQBEKFCTFDIFMI2GHWZCXSS3E/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:36:16.019Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3QH4XJG7ENFDLPHFVHGSIMFSDU.jpg?auth=823d9f83217229db52047f3b9460e3f14a06d3bd8b565194bdd123fcf04b1e5d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7600&amp;height=5067</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is forming a commission to issue redistricting recommendations.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/baltimore-bars-world-cup-2026-usa-usmnt-world-cup-drink-specials-KQQROJOY2VHNDJNHEHRHOUXYUY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:30:52.718Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2O3S7G47QZEGJAZ775O4KHQ32E.jpg?auth=341aa7607eeaa5dd4f6030db438b1b88be2a8d603d314516f4c7e6f9843c7793&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5656&amp;height=3830</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Team USA players train ahead of the World Cup at Great Sports Park in Irvine, Calif., this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/ai-wes-moore-dan-cox-maryland-governor-hug-DMORBGK4QNCJVJNAZVRV65JRA4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:25:22.165Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SVFCO6KYB5DXJM732HPPPOIX3E.jpg?auth=8edcf5c71d3c03715e9e39fcf6563f576f2fde7cbd9a76e93176d7389a2b3af4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dan Cox, left, and Gov. Wes Moore.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-redistricting-special-session-6WVGOLQ6JRAAJHUTDEN5TZX4GA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:22:33.578Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E4UWMRRYLFDHNAUQYWVOLCTDEQ.jpg?auth=df9b1c198ec2648f12d8d1f4b8395d87dfe35d51ba4767f60916568ef6d103c0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4068&amp;height=2712</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Senate President Bill Ferguson says he’s having “active conversations” about bringing lawmakers back to Annapolis to take up redistricting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/key-bridge-collapse-dali-lawsuit-engineer-baltimore-UWQWR47CXBHKJODQKKIEWABBQI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T20:20:10.944Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QNFMLFSSLZFK5KQRME7Q5LEUGE.JPG?auth=c1759d97b84e25c25bc5afb6d26ea789d2f0ddf401b3b00c4683b1aa86768baf&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2264</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Karthikeyan Deenadayalan, center, the chief engineer of the Dali container ship, leaves the federal courthouse after Thursday’s hearing.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/montgomery-schools-dual-enrollment-cuts-LZTTKUCQV5CPJBL35MQJHL2YXI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T19:53:55.566Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2C6N4JDMONCYRFNOIGICEHNXNQ.jpg?auth=bcf722acac3429c6eb721c92ac40468f7d8ca94605e1d1d206154b27e1d95dc7&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4032&amp;height=2688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[MCPS previously covered the tuition and fees for high school students who wanted to take certain classes at Montgomery College.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/pikesville-shooting-police-officer-released-hospital-ZYJPI3FYXVCA7POOX63Q7AHOFY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T19:44:52.947Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TYCH7U2ONRHFRM5FRLMFCNAU4Q.jpg?auth=c812b57fbc393d03c8a0ed283fd20f689c22b1e2afad7ca77c67d7cde5802a1e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Police respond to the shooting at Villa Nova Park in Pikesville on June 7.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/montgomery-county-prince-georges-county-things-to-do-juneteenth-fathers-day-UQIH7AFFAFHFRERYYYNWSWEPVU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T19:44:21.458Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OIZOWITRDVDDPP722IPKW7EDMI.jpg?auth=ceec90954c068b2b947c77ebc34442d2d0ea2119941b64fbf9027574d6793694&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1500&amp;height=1000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The annual Scotland Juneteenth Heritage Festival returns to Potomac on Friday for a day of celebrations.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/water-access-anne-arundel-maryland-budget-steuart-pittman-NRB54X4VYVCEZES2SEZMCATO7M/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T19:11:14.415Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ZY6CZN2ZMFD2RJUTEWTHLUHXV4.jpg?auth=bb2dc1b26db04c573ab4786daa8956c10556491aaefcf25354b67390f9f577d8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5712&amp;height=3808</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lisa Arrasmith, a longtime public water access advocate, hauls her kayak down to the water at Beachwood Park in Anne Arundel County on Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/montgomery-county-executive-election-campaign-ads-UI2ETBG3FVDIRLJTQWBD2AUJFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T18:58:43.524Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TQE6WABDIZD2TEHLXTAR72L5LU.jpg?auth=9585a79190123f1e8c372e42b36f33a52165609bf360e04321329259656aa92f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4728&amp;height=3152</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Some candidates have accused their critics of stretching or even subverting the truth in campaign advertisements.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/baltimore-city-property-taxes-cut-homeowner-real-estate-P3CMKT5ITNB4DMREYXFFVVEPBY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T16:57:56.73Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WHXEFYMUPBCZVIAK7P6JABGY2U.JPG?auth=0fd0bad357b963fdc507ef45a244259933a1d3235f0a2464bc6019ebba70e4db&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore homeowners could see a small property tax cut, thanks to a compromise approved by City Council and Mayor Brandon Scott this week.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/the-wren-fells-point-restaurant-sale-4UWRAXJQGRDD3KM2XBDJ3UKGEQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T15:50:21.555Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DXUZDPXK5NCFPNDR4UH2SMCIFY.JPG?auth=e7df113dbfc6ae7f8b194390378a493cd2dab45d469ff27dc8121a9cf9ce4452&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1903</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An antique clock from Liverpool is seen behind the bar at The Wren.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-podcast-bullpen-struggles-keegan-akin-ARLBAMQVEZH7HMGBCWME3PGX2Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T15:16:45.096Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Y6FNHRCKANBCNCGODLF5DDTISY.png?auth=6bd188effea1f9cd3aab2a490c723127ca82a62e5c57491255ac848f7005e644&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1920&amp;height=1080</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/ocean-city-rules-violations-HPRIXEUGHJEX5DHWZ6NWZHS5A4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T15:00:02.714Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DYS5643OMVBQLNGURJJKNFSW7U.JPG?auth=e21e482878b63cfc642fd7da1e4025c30b870899dd87e6e87ef4ea6a20c7230e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ocean City police are prepared to hand out serious consequences to visitors who violate beach rules this summer. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/opinion/column/black-fathers-day-baltimore-mental-emotional-health-VOOORNJW7REV3JN3H2ELAGTGNI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T14:49:53.964Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/M5NYV2IBBBDHNGEUVBRNJTMOWM.JPG?auth=d08c4ae116360450c7f5661b334853e268ec404cd097e117096ea41246b0f0e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kyra Harris and Jeffrey Scruggs are part of an initiative called Kickback for Kings that is a celebration of Black men and addresses the issues surrounding Black fatherhood. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/national-politics/us-iran-deal-end-war-FCVKGCRH6NHXFE5PU6XEBLJFO4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T13:58:12.708Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5KKAJNHIKNCDRMWCQBVJMKRCFE.jpg?auth=efd9c15eaaf492761c9b5d0ab6b1dcfa021df5f463423aedcf4bee0dc1084099&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Much of the agreement would restore the status quo before the war, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial passage for the world’s oil and natural gas.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-gunnar-henderson-dustin-lind-2OOHJYAUV5C7PL2ZUKMWKH2HGY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T13:00:03.411Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/IF5TJ74AB5BTFNOCOF62Z5JLOM.jpg?auth=bbd572fd90145b1e4dc929b219a3d8323fa0db1c4acc977f1cbdfb067199cd1c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4649&amp;height=3099</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson has 15 home runs and a .713 OPS.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-bullpen-coach-dustin-glant-work-ethic-EKFKQSIX6VCQVJ5TQJDYKOSLAE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T12:30:01.9Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/JSG76ARPI5GBRE3IQVLTXSZHOY.jpg?auth=fb3592260a881f1b4ae54cc769413da61f969b04040bc78bbfde8da1c190a3ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3539&amp;height=2359</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals pitcher Miles Mikolas talks to bullpen coach Dustin Glant, right, during a spring training practice in February.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/obituaries/shina-parker-integrity-title-real-estate-baltimore-obituary-GOSIR63JUBG6TAJSBEEQ5Q63FY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T11:16:09.929Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/QWTVVOHR5VCIVHG3RNSD6BEHD4.JPG?auth=d567504bedf4ebceab6c51c5150db34ce817c74eba327c2ada0143c65ec87f96&amp;smart=true&amp;width=900&amp;height=900</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Shina Parker, a devoted mother who enjoyed dancing and volunteering, died May 28. She was 63.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/pride-vandalism-charlotte-elliott-and-the-bookstore-next-door-GO4H7DWAANBETDZGO37BWUMISU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T11:00:04.544Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4QJECHMI7VC6XMQVJ6Z2GGOGEA.jpg?auth=5542f23bf82059486b1f1528d310ee70ed12b783a82513a72729bf48433ffedc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4634&amp;height=3089</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Thousands took to Charles Street to march in the Baltimore Pride parade or watch from the sidewalks Saturday. In the Hampden neighborhood, though, a bookstore’s Pride display was vandalized.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/weekend-events-maryland-baltimore-juneteenth-afram-fathers-day-NACDQSWXUZEBHAW25YIDZ3R3JM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T10:30:01.079Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/ITXITM4BZVA3NFLIMRXNUDVKZU.JPG?auth=e082a14a958d53b1201c4d60d68b65e76816772a5cc07e79ed7eab0caa82fe74&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4049&amp;height=2187</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cali Leahy dances at AFRAM's 2023 celebration in Druid Hill Park. The festival, now in its 50th year, will take place in the same location this weekend.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/things-to-do/columbia-association-pools-splash-pad-RD5XNNEJYZB25KRZGKN3CJLREE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T09:30:00.537Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/OKAAOQWTDVBHPF33UOIY56VZ6E.JPG?auth=cd02ead3cebb454d5fc1a6720026bea01747a3cc48765fe9be1dbd70a1970518&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A Columbia Association executive proposed turning one of the community’s 23 neighborhood pools into a splash park, sparking one of the most heated debates of 2026. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/maryland-carefirst-insurance-fraud-avraham-rappaport-eliezer-VAIY2VZ3CZDUJKCF4PK7TCKT2A/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T09:30:01.533Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5U45MIDFF5G33O5LYYY4RIATSU.JPG?auth=1922dd418ebd5e28479dba1c8f40f6e43ce49cdfa30b21ed2ac74f9ed05d2c9a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[CareFirst is accusing two brothers of what it called a “health insurance fraud conspiracy of breathtaking scale and audacity.”]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/kelley-rogers-maryland-republicans-WDARPJHPE5FDNHYKC2VTR3SW6U/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T09:30:01.505Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/7TJ5AXNWGZD6HHDP7ZPNRD27WI.jpg?auth=4ad15ebd027d0ace1f8337bee12cca0b3bbfd518ccce20196fc6ac8e66f4ef30&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4000&amp;height=2667</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore County Council candidate Nino Mangione, right, shakes hands with his campaign consultant Kelley Rogers during an Early Voting Meet and Greet event at Brookside Market earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-mariners-kyle-bradish-12-strikeouts-AFVRU3A6B5B4JM5LJFORZRXBC4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T05:30:16.024Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DGM2ZF2CAZBAXPJRIBBOZDKUFQ.jpg?auth=cc816d4c8ddb649f08b085383f9854b9023b984e35918cd489be5d8b5c290772&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5193&amp;height=3462</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kyle Bradish, with catcher Adley Rutschman, allowed one run on five hits in 7 2/3 innings Wednesday night at Seattle.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/commanders-nfl/jayden-daniels-washington-commanders-offense-injury-XTDNS3EQA5BC3F2RDCC5NSO5AI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T01:12:50.085Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/C75QDGYY3BDYNKIRP5KIFUJWO4.jpg?auth=0d22d846339b3c9b6286c267a8ece8215e10484b3d64036ef7ab826a33e05ccb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jayden Daniels was the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2024 but played only seven games last season because of injuries.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/chris-van-hollen-maryland-presidential-run-2028-PCEVAKASEBF6VIRUS4L6ARH5SE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T00:44:00.007Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/LN6SK2ZJNZAWRFKVT466563LKU.jpg?auth=fc43651ebdab09b1d1ff6183429f1a53b7d81006c25561d4c5d2b372fc51e4a1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland speaks to a resident at the Polk County Streak Fry in September.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/food-drink/baltimore-farmers-market-mount-vernon-opening-june-25-I5UOXIGDEZEYVMAZO2VRXDAKGY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T00:26:21.233Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PIP5B7GGGFHA3G6GPYYKP3I45M.JPG?auth=acb4c61f8817007d8f3e571e8fc036131a40329dfacc0eed77c4c06c08d072f1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1686</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood. Organizers say locally grown fruits and vegetables, herbs, meats and more will be available at the new farmers market.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/tropical-storm-aurthur-gulf-coast-flooding-LHCY5YNDKZFPJF2DY76JYTILGI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-18T00:17:28.808Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/TXRO7SUF3VEYVMTSFFDLEMSV3Q.jpg?auth=889ead59ce6a192215750cc3de3969e628c6bca698ff9e8a609ca0633cab399d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2000&amp;height=1333</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Officials urged millions of people along the Gulf Coast to take the storm seriously amid warnings that it could dump dangerous amounts of rain in some areas.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/lacey-eden-first-maryland-player-pwhl-draft-YQGLRQJULBBSHI5ERD52MAYIWU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T23:31:53.25Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4E7HS4TO55CBVIB4QM2VFQ5DUM.jpg?auth=7589d70504507fe3715bb85ee4dbb6f30157efe12e807d9e972c022f7e85e067&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5937&amp;height=3958</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[United States forward Lacey Eden skates against Canada during a women's Rivalry Series game in San Jose, Calif., in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/baltimore-city/baltimore-city-board-of-education-VQ2HDEGH7VDUHIWO6RX5W7UXTA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T23:15:32.916Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GAOMYN3G5JBDFNSZC7E4JBLSAU.png?auth=f08559e6ce48274ce163032ce3224549174cf159be967595a21488e90549ec33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2026 Voter Guide: Baltimore City]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/voter-guide/2026/maryland/ga/md-senate/maryland-senate-district-41-OIEI5TRUINDHLO4BKRSCE47L3M/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T23:10:52.035Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GAOMYN3G5JBDFNSZC7E4JBLSAU.png?auth=f08559e6ce48274ce163032ce3224549174cf159be967595a21488e90549ec33&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[2026 Voter Guide: Baltimore City]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-house-of-delgates-gambling-pac-political-ads-HKCP4JFZJVHF3HQXHL2B6XL62Y/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T21:58:14.077Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SKJAPK3I3ZCQVGMPWYIMKDP5NM.jpg?auth=41f2800cf2efe4d22eeba7d056b83a394ece5e2525c095a06bf9a37cb6aa0003&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4215&amp;height=2810</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A political action committee funded by sports betting companies has spent more than $645,000 attacking two Democrats running for the House of Delegates.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/washington-nationals-lose-royals-6-2-zack-littell-R3H3FVSDERC7TOI4XV4F2U25FA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T21:48:08.392Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KJXRKJPQJBCXZAAUSWXDHPWSPY.jpg?auth=081fc88eb13f41d5351f261eb9ce16e29c2111558e009670ed4fa3934dacdc44&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=678</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nationals starting pitcher Zack Littell allowed four runs and seven hits in five innings.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/harford-county-teachers-assaulted-5ZRRZ62GOZDHZIND43QRSENDAU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T21:22:55.346Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/EEYILWQWWFFJBO7J6MWX7HYIEA.jpg?auth=6272876ae89bdbf4663bdd13b2825cedb0accf60d8427fb55bf987c9fb5607b8&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Harford County Sheriff’s Office took a student into custody at Roye-Williams Elementary School on Wednesday after what authorities say was an assault on staff members.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-schools/howard-county-land-acquisition-high-school-elkridge-RF75DBCNCBAFXAGTXXERQKM75E/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T19:32:16.726Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/FR45X4BJXFBJ3KPBIZTB5K6S4I.jpg?auth=04f7e4e433ce0c28beb31fb4184fc07979aa6f590189cf5686b402e04995f844&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6144&amp;height=4096</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[County Executive Calvin Ball speaks at Wednesday's press conference to announce that a site has been secured for a new high school at Troy Park in Elkridge.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/coast-guard-severn-river-viral-video-runaway-boat-maryland-KVLQTZEKZFEXPHBRB3HM7XLDHQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T19:29:56.545Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3ZYTYCANU5GMZMVHTU6Q3J6LTY.JPG?auth=1451c65a231a93dac83cf59d4bf027ba03409ff05b84fc404729e4b31ed0a1d0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1685</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A spokesperson for the Coast Guard said that the boater was ejected after executing a high-speed turn.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/kalin-rytina-stroke-panama-RKLRKCRFFNBIXITDUQMGRGARFU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T18:53:42.626Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/T2IJGZ7D4JCRBJ2REQHX52Y54U.jpg?auth=14e2e5b0cfacb6941b18756ba6faf18f2d347169096ebdfbd3375806a846c56f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1206&amp;height=804</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kalin Rytina, of Carroll County, suffered a medical emergency while traveling and was hospitalized in Panama.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/african-american-history-museum-terri-lee-freman-retires-ZCCPWI4KAVGZDLYNZYTEMNOCZE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T18:19:35.932Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CFJC6FHOAFBL5MMY2Y4AOVFU5Q.JPG?auth=e27ccb21d91f62845138b998c6ec753c748c5575f9bd8f04ace10b220b155215&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2048&amp;height=1365</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Reginald F. Lewis Museum President Terri Lee Freeman will retire later this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/culture/arts/afram-baltimore-festival-black-culture-50-years-JF2C3RH4JVAS7IYOH7NXA7BLZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-17T18:19:20.744Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4Y4L5JAWEBG4REQFIDM6ZNZEQI.JPG?auth=3a8a8b6b1415a437a7b1f48462ebe9e8537b5f53ea80ff7ab55edc6e701adf51&amp;smart=true&amp;width=850&amp;height=566</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[A performance at the Afro-American (AFRAM) Exposition at Charles Center and Hopkins Plaza in Baltimore in August of 1977.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>