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The latest from Pamela Wood
Maryland Democrats settle for less after bitter redistricting fight
Lawmakers are holding a special session on redistricting, but it’s too late to affect Trump’s agenda.
Who paid the price in Maryland’s redistricting clash?
Redistricting has damaged relationships and consumed time and energy in Annapolis this year. Monday’s special session is a compromise to take a step forward.
What to know about Wes Moore taking the helm at the National Governors Association
The role allows Moore not only to advocate for governors but to continue to raise his political profile.
Moore says Maryland prison killings a ‘tragedy,’ backs corrections head
The Banner reported this week that Maryland has one of the highest rates of killings in state-run correctional facilities in the nation. Since 2023, 32 incarcerated people have been killed in state institutions, more than all neighboring states combined.
Wes Moore hits campaign trail with a mission: Elect other Black governors
“I am the only African American governor in the country right now, but that’s not a title that I’m proud of,” Moore said. “I don’t want to hold on to that title for very long.”
GOP governor candidate Cox seeks to distance himself from Trump’s election denial
As President Trump prepares to give a primetime speech on Thursday, Maryland Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox is trying to distance himself from past challenges to the 2020 election.
What to know about Maryland’s redistricting special session
Will the public have a say on redistricting? How much will this cost? We have answers.
Maryland lawmakers will lay groundwork for redistricting in August special session
Maryland’s lawmakers will return to Annapolis in August to pave the way for future efforts to redraw the state’s congressional districts, Democratic leaders announced Tuesday.
Gov. Wes Moore got ‘Surrounded’ on a famous YouTube show
Moore’s episode of “Surrounded” on the Jubilee YouTube channel gave the governor more than an hour of exposure before a broad audience.
Moore seeks to upstage Trump, other Democrats with holiday patriotism speech
The Democratic governor will deliver the speech from the State House in Annapolis before a group of military veterans. The theme: How patriotism differs from nationalism, and why America is worth fighting for.
Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a practice President Donald Trump has persistently targeted.
Rain, apathy, routine: Maryland’s meh primary election
“For the most part, it was a boring, status quo primary,” said Todd Eberly, a political science professor at St. Mary’s College who teaches a course in Maryland politics.
Biden urges Maryland Democrats to ‘get up’ and fight Trump at party gala
Former President Joe Biden fed red meat to the Maryland Democratic Party’s faithful Saturday night, blasting President Donald Trump and urging them to fight.
Moore: ‘We are planning on coming back’ for redistricting special session
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Wednesday that lawmakers will be summoned to Annapolis soon to clear the way for the state to redraw its congressional district boundaries to further favor Democrats.
Governor rematch: Democrat Wes Moore will again face GOP’s Dan Cox
Cox and Ed Hale ran low-dollar, low-visibility campaigns in the Republican primary. The winner will need to turn up his fundraising prowess to amplify his message against Moore.
What we learned from Maryland’s 2026 primary election results
Tuesday’s elections were — mostly — decisive, with winners declared for governor, Congress, county executive and contested House of Delegates races.
AI put Wes Moore and Dan Cox in a very unlikely — possibly illegal — embrace
A fake image circulating on social media shows the two men in a warm embrace in the Governor’s Reception Room. Cox, facing the camera, is grinning. Moore’s eyes are closed.
Sports betting firms are buying attack ads in Maryland House of Delegates primaries
A super PAC funded by sports betting companies has poured nearly $1.9 million into Maryland’s Democratic primary elections, including $645,000 against two House of Delegates candidates.
A party-switcher and a MAGA loyalist are the GOP’s top options to take on Moore
It’s anybody’s guess who will win the Republican governor nomination, with no public polling or other indicators of the state of the race.
Maryland Democrats’ ads try to sway Republican primary for governor
The ads play up Dan Cox’s association with President Donald Trump and emphasize Ed Hale Sr.’s recent conversion to the GOP.
