Eighteen Democratic governors are refusing to attend a dinner at the White House with President Donald Trump next week, after Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis were uninvited.

Last year, Maryland lawmakers thought they had come up with a legal way to repurpose millions of dollars collected by insurers selling Affordable Care Act policies to help women who couldn’t afford abortions. The feds just squashed the plan.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says the White House has singled him out by disinviting him from a pair of events for the nation’s governors in Washington next week.

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.

Maryland has to redraw its congressional map to combat efforts by President Donald Trump and Republicans to “silence the voices and trying to eliminate Black leadership” by redistricting red states to disfavor Democrats, Moore said.

Maryland’s state delegates gave their stamp of approval Monday over a new map of congressional districts that gives Democrats a chance to sweep all eight seats.

Dan Cox, the 2022 Republican nominee for governor, has filed to run again, seeking a rematch with Wes Moore.

The Maryland House of Delegates continues to push a new map of congressional districts, even as the state Senate remains a roadblock.

Maryland lawmakers are on track to speed a new, Democrat-friendly congressional district map through the House of Delegates in the coming days, with the first hearing and vote set for Tuesday.

Behind the scenes things are becoming tense as the two Democratic leaders continue to disagree whether Maryland should redraw its congressional maps to more heavily favor Democrats.

Meanwhile the House of Delegates is pushing ahead, fast-tracking an online public hearing on the proposal for Monday.

A proposed new map of Maryland’s congressional districts would wipe out Republicans’ advantage in the one seat they hold, swinging the voter makeup from solidly red to solidly blue.

With a combination of freezing spending on some programs, cutting others and shuffling money, Maryland can close a budget gap without raising taxes.

The full budget proposal — which spans hundreds of pages over multiple volumes — wasn’t immediately available; it’s due to be released later Wednesday.

Gov. Wes Moore unveils his proposed budget for next year on Wednesday. He says there are no tax increases in it — despite a $1.4 billion deficit.

The new 1st Congressional District would add portions of Anne Arundel and Howard counties in the proposed map.

“It was an honor to serve, but it’s time to look forward, not back,” Hogan wrote on social media.

Gov. Wes Moore raised $7 million last year for his reelection campaign and has $8 million in the bank.

The clock is ticking to draw a new map, settle legal challenges, assign voters to their districts, print ballots and run the primary election, currently scheduled for June.

Their statement, however, did not specify a new timeline for construction of the Key Bridge.