<?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/politics-power/maryland-primary-election-live-updates-MLO5U3YSIFGRVNHDXORLTNX5EA/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T03:15:34.892Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HBXUH24DDJG2HG23OIPNQB6I6I.jpg?auth=edf31015a1ba1ec6ce683d7f0145d1c523a497dce239785ba0cac36ce49fa020&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox, center, joins supporters in Mount Airy to watch election results.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/montgomery-county-schools-board-election-APN3I4R3SNDJLEX5IJ62U44CZ4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T03:12:30.699Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3GNWLTAPRVCPHHVOHZXZFNT6UA.JPG?auth=bb25733c45bd2f7869d4f7cbdf86771c181960a5bc8700c53ec0c2ae54ccb92a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Four of the board’s eight seats were on the ballot in the June 23 primary, though only two of them were competitive.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/5th-congressional-district-maryland-race-election-2026-MRJQ52GKIJAGBN7NSFPG6E77XY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T03:10:36.645Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/HQ7FV3UXBBBRDPCMJNFV7VEG3Y.JPG?auth=d9186b346f729a6e9fec7cb040a9992854b9a2d2ef74ffff449f04631d6a2d04&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2721&amp;height=1814</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[State Del. Adrian Boafo emerged Tuesday from a field of 23 candidates to secure the Democratic nomination to represent Maryland’s 5th Congressional District.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/maryland-governor-primary-election-2026-BBC7RVV2FBAMBBNS6UZR2I27WM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T03:10:06.702Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/KIOLCBJ7VFAHJCBLRGAI6JFADA.jpg?auth=bdad2bac22198b53af00f04ec4b98a56a6aefc3784299e6696e0bf5db7f0a047&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[From left, Democratic candidate Gov. Wes Moore and Republican candidates Ed Hale and Dan Cox.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/maryland-congressional-races-primary-mfume-UR4SXTLFY5CWHPC6IMZTWLJSOM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T03:08:30.856Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WUQKMJACS5AY5OMJOP5RM6ECTU.jpg?auth=13fffad28d793d2d9f636f6da6ecb8bea0f9ca69c501465e0b0bf588b5df612d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3984&amp;height=2988</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/howard-county-executive-vanessa-atterbeary-YS7SDTJHTZD3BBD7CC2NSXXQZQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T03:08:22.522Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/E7L4ZETRMVHPFOBW5MKQ5F2FQU.JPG?auth=d23870a4e953de297ab9b617a02a26eea1394ea56c29575b74ae8b532de6a3a3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7195&amp;height=4797</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Vanessa Atterbeary addresses supporters at her election night watch party at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia on Tuesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/maxwell-uy-will-milam-june-primary-JJ4KTZQRMBEJDM24OOJ4CHN6A4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T03:03:39.705Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/CRQXSX2EAFCDLHHTZMZAL5VPRU.jpg?auth=7919a24c4f01378ea89a9902247be6a474470fc3b8de9a03bb2ad7e174f7c69e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Will Milam, left, and Sheriff Maxwell Uy.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/prince-georges-county-primary-election-results-FQ5COLPOJJEKLNJ2VB7GJX3YWI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T02:56:09.158Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/UNORKKJSAJB5PIYJLTVXTSDL54.jpg?auth=90cb6064aba6011c09a7a09bcb5a3bcb1cdc07f60f62dc27000fb3a037ee5775&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4365&amp;height=2910</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Executive Aisha Braveboy gives remarks at an event earlier this month.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/montgomery-primary-county-executive-council-BWH2PLNHF5H3DMJGJXUOHYY2OE/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T02:54:23.377Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/U4GV3MQMKRAOPLXWN544QRURY4.jpg?auth=74151346431cad5576be103b1529f6b75112982dd0594bd7e4bbbbb246ff3423&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3600&amp;height=2401</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Democratic and Republican candidates for county executive at a community forum in Silver Spring in April.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/baltimore-city-school-board-primary-election-5BSE44H5HJERDHQZIVAZND5EVY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T02:40:25.704Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/PV5ZEH35TNFGTD6VJ4KFRNHR7U.JPG?auth=29a22c27439eef26c4f57a55b54673622f2a34b8a7c2bd72e630918bd02fbba1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Incumbent Ashley “Ash” Esposito took an early lead in the race for two seats on the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/nationals-mlb/nationals-lose-phillies-14-9-bullpen-implosion-KH25AVTO35B7DA55OW6KY2YNGU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T02:23:12.899Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/K65OXIIKEBFCRIAMD4X7V5YPUE.jpg?auth=cfb6a48c00f2c729bfd7d2b8cf72cea342d14f2853863acc4f62b39c27a0357e&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4360&amp;height=2907</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Washington Nationals manager Blake Butera, center, looks on during the third inning of Tuesday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/wizards-nba/washington-wizards-take-aj-dybantsa-nba-draft-XAXSFUTJFRFZJIVFHVA645LTCM/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T01:49:46.436Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/3JRJZAJ6K5F6BC3WHCIZV6UHGA.jpg?auth=c21c03dc77e01a4ea1d0e5a37b4fb4a887f2f519b748dd1441b57574a99e6457&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=728</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NBA commissioner Adam Silver shakes hands with AJ Dybantsa after he is drafted first overall by the Washington Wizards.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/montgomery-county-vote-primary-KNQ436ZIBFD73I3SKH3P3IJTU4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T01:49:12.374Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/2VG2DW3AT5FJ3GPTRDSGJNH5YE.JPG?auth=2783d1f20d389754c262f0facafdb96381ec38b665788be6470ee77cb46c9434&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4532&amp;height=3021</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Many voters arrived at the polls wet on a rainy primary day. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/washington-capitals-st-louis-blues-trade-connor-mcmichael-jordan-kyrou-LZO7E34TJNG73ATZYCABXBNGAI/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T01:43:45.099Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/SAZPTSEVGBFAZCX2V6C7OJSP5E.jpg?auth=59718634c2edb79e6ef6b6f10c80ea07dcc09923c4bccfd1bf0ceb69a8dbfb1c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jordan Kyrou of the St. Louis Blues controls the puck during a game against the Dallas Stars in February.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/transportation/us-route-50-prince-georges-county-whitfiled-chapel-road-4YNEA3S3HREATBMQJQ6342EUDQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T01:40:28.823Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/GFROG536EVBATECUOVOZPCBIII.jpg?auth=f2dcbf4991b03358d697b23b53b02df6967a1eb20c1065982355ca1436bcbfe1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Prince George’s County Police began communicating with someone they described as a “man in crisis” on Whitfield Chapel Road over Route 50 starting around 2:30 p.m.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/economy/sail250-baltimore-maryland-economic-impact-OFFM6TVN5NDOJI2YUOANEGSI7A/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T01:32:52.137Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/NBDOL4WPLVEVLEKTGXO3N7D2LI.JPG?auth=55adc6ecaaefea5f646bf3e91b1987617aedc9571031bbec65050677856a7535&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=2000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Spice & Tea Exchange in Fells Point hired an artist to paint its window in honor of the United States’ 250th birthday. 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LaPin, left, and Senate President Bill Ferguson.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/education/us-department-of-education-maryland-transgender-policies-sports-office-of-civil-rights-QFP2L33OQVHL7HD4G2PCKKY6AY/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T00:39:26.239Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/5KEDWPTFEFG7BIM5T5XJD5VHAU.jpg?auth=985bb731b4c41e46e4d4081b5f19d03439271e95ebc74e9d6d204f690cb39f1d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=6000&amp;height=4000</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating school districts in several states for alleged Title IX violations.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/results-maryland-primary-election-2026-3VB5FAO4H5HWFPOABZO4SZ6ZIU/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T00:21:40.206Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/Z4SC6WYDFNFM3IXDPZYDD7GBVM.png?auth=7531c563077a56f32fee7df4381b4bd673df37afdc610050168f48988ca74855&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1688</image:loc></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/sports/wizards-nba/aj-dybantsa-nba-draft-washington-wizards-X3DQPHLGVBBXXFBXWPZUGW4SU4/</loc><lastmod>2026-06-24T00:13:14.461Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4IIHVJJH7BCE3KZPYPNVTYZRHE.jpg?auth=649c45c407431154e817dce43a6a47afc2f260f07e56a8d76251bad456689cd4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=4313&amp;height=2875</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[AJ Dybantsa #3 of the BYU Cougars runs across the court during the first half of a game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at United Supermarkets Arena in January in Lubbock, Texas. ]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>