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House Minority Leader Jeffries meets with Ferguson as redistricting pressure builds
As he walked into the State House, Jeffries said he would “in all likelihood” discuss redistricting with Gov. Wes Moore.
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries gives remarks after a conversation with Maryland leadership at the Maryland State House in Annapolis on Wednesday.
Daughter of detained immigrant celebrates Maryland’s breakup with ICE
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed a bill Tuesday to end the state’s local partnerships with federal immigration officials.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore hands a pen to 10-year-old Liliana Ramirez after signing a bill to end Maryland’s 287(g) programs.
Why Maryland Democrats agreed to block immigration agreements with ICE
The politics of immigration have shifted in the year since Donald Trump took office.
People march against ICE presence in Baltimore earlier this year.
Moore’s human services secretary, Rafael López, to resign
Rafael López oversaw an agency that struggled with its charge to provide social safety net services to vulnerable Marylanders.
Rafael Lopez, Maryland secretary of human services, speaks during a panel on healthcare during the Baltimore Banner’s Inside the Legislative Session event.
Limits of Moore’s power exposed in State of the State address
At times seeming during his speech, Gov. Wes Moore seemed contrite, acknowledging that he’d learned some lessons and that his success depended on lawmakers.
Gov. Wes Moore speaks during his annual State of the State address in the Maryland State House on Wednesday.
Raskin sends late-night redistricting plea to General Assembly Democrats
The influential member of Maryland's congressional delegation said he doesn't see much merit in arguments against Maryland Democrats trying to increase their numbers in Congress.
Rep. Jamie Raskin says he doesn't see much merit in arguments against Maryland Democrats trying to increase their numbers in Congress.
Ferguson shouldn’t lead state Senate after opposing redistricting, senator says
Charles County Sen. Arthur Ellis said Senate President Bill Ferguson’s decision to block a plan to further gerrymander Maryland’s congressional maps in favor of Democrats disqualified him from being Senate president.
FEBRUARY 5, 2026 - Maryland state Sen. Arthur Ellis, a Charles County Democrat, speaks to reporters at the State House after he announced he would not register his attendance in the Senate as a protest against the Senate president's decision not to call a vote on a new map of congressional districts.
Moore asks agencies, attorney general to review immigration detention center plans
Gov. Wes Moore told federal officials he had concerns about the economic drain the Williamsport facility could have on the area and a “troubling lack of transparency” around the purchase.
Gov. Wes Moore speaks with reporters at the State House in Annapolis on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.
Gov. Moore says he’ll sign bill banning immigration enforcement agreements
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said he plans to sign emergency legislation banning working agreements between federal immigration agencies and local jurisdictions.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Friday that he’ll sign a bill banning immigration enforcement agreements with ICE when it comes to his desk.
The obscure Senate rule that gives redistricting a long-shot chance
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.
Senate President Bill Ferguson held a press conference, to discuss the devastating impacts of recent federal cuts to AmeriCorps funding, at Digital Harbor Foundation in Baltimore, Thursday, May 8, 2025.
Maryland senator stages one-man protest to push for redistricting vote
Maryland state Sen. Arthur Ellis, a Charles County Democrat, said he won’t record his attendance during the Senate’s sessions as a symbol of his displeasure with Senate President Bill Ferguson’s plan to stall a congressional redistricting map that’s favorable to Democrats.
Sen. Arthur Ellis, a Charles County Democrat, speaks during floor debate at the Maryland State House on Monday, March 20, also known as Crossover Day in Annapolis. General Assembly session rules require bills to pass one chamber — either the House of Delegates or the state Senate — by the end of the day on Monday, to ensure the other chamber will consider it.
Ex-Maryland judge tear-gassed by Border Patrol in Minnesota
A retired Maryland immigration judge visiting family in Minneapolis saw up close the chaotic aftermath of the ICE shooting death of Alex Pretti.
Retired immigration judge David Koelsch in his former chamber at the Hyattsville Immigration Court.
U.S. Rep. Hoyer endorses former campaign manager Boafo to take his place
Hoyer hailed Boafo’s public service, his work on the congressman’s campaign and his ability to solve issues for his community.
Del. Adrian Boafo stands in Sen. West’s office at the Maryland State House on Monday, April 1, 2024 in Annapolis, MD. The pair teamed up on a bill to limit landlords in how they consider criminal history of prospective tenants. The bill did not pass, but they're hopeful in the future.
Maryland lawmakers want limits on federal immigration enforcement
Maryland lawmakers have been alarmed by the treatment of citizens by ICE. They are drafting bills to protect Maryland residents from the increasingly violent mass deportation effort.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers use a chain to more comfortably restrain a detained person using handcuffs positioned in front, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md.
Democrats and Republicans wrestle over 2026’s hottest topic: Affordability
They’re wrestling over the “A-word” at the start of an election year when the governor and all members of the General Assembly will be on the ballot.
Affordability proved a winner for Democrats in 2025 elections, as candidates pointed to a Republican-dominated D.C. failing to bring down costs.
3 Maryland members of Congress back Noem impeachment effort
House lawmakers have filed impeachment articles alleging Noem obstructed Congress by preventing it from conducting detention center oversight visits and violated the public trust by using excessive force during immigration operations. Reps. Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney and Kweisi Mfume, have co-signed the resolution.
ARLINGTON, VA - JULY 8: U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem departs a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on July 8, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. For the first time in nearly two decades, the TSA is easing its shoe removal rule introduced five years after a 2001 shoe-bombing attempt by allowing some travelers to keep their shoes on at security checkpoints.
Maryland Democrats lining up for Hoyer’s open congressional seat
As U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer prepares to retire from Congress, a number of Maryland Democrats are lining up for his soon-to-be open seat.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) attends the inauguration on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.
‘I love this House’: U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer yields the floor, plans to retire from Congress
An emotional Hoyer took the podium on the floor of the U.S. House to make his announcement, saying his long career has had more good times than bad.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore, second to left, reacts to a comment made by Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) during a press conference on the Selection of Greenbelt for the FBI's New Headquarters in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Friday, November 10, 2023.
Rubio says US won’t govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade
The dramatic action capped an intensive Trump administration pressure campaign on Venezuela’s autocratic leader and months of secret planning, resulting in the most assertive American action to achieve regime change since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Men watch smoke rising from a dock after explosions were heard at La Guaira port, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
McClain Delaney regrets voting ‘yes’ for Trump-backed Laken Riley Act
Rep. April McClain Delaney is disavowing her January vote in support of a law that requires federal law enforcement to detain undocumented immigrants accused — but not convicted — of certain crimes.
U.S. Rep. April McClain Delaney, who represents several Western Maryland counties and upper Montgomery County, was one of 46 House Democrats, some in swing districts like hers, who voted in favor of the Laken Riley Act.
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