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Wes Moore

Former President Joe Biden speaks at the Maryland Democratic Party’s “Fight Back & Win” gala at The Hall at Live! Casino in Hanover.
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.
People cast their votes at Liberty Elementary, located at 3901 Maine Avenue in Baltimore, on Tuesday. At 6:30 p.m., the polling location was empty save for a few voters.
Streeter: The case for not panicking about Maryland’s fall election
COLUMN | Will the fall elections in Maryland be contentious and drama-filled? Three local political experts don’t think so.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks to reporters outside the State House in Annapolis on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
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.
From left, Democratic candidate Gov. Wes Moore, and Republican candidates Ed Hale Sr. and Dan Cox.
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.
Bill Ferguson is interviewed by reporters following his victory speech at his primary election night watch party at the Firefighters Union Hall in Baltimore on Tuesday evening.
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.
A voter leans into their booth  while filling out a ballot on Election Day at Oakland Mills High School in Columbia, MD on November 5th, 2024.
An insider’s guide to watching Maryland’s 2026 primary results
Maryland’s 2026 primaries feature key battles in Baltimore, major congressional races, and decisive moments for Democrats and Republicans.
TeraWulf CEO Paul Prager shares a joke with Gov. Wes Moore as more greets attendees after delivering the keynote speech during the 6th Annual First Responder’s Celebration in downtown Easton, MD, U.S.
An energy mogul begged Moore to back his data center complex. It worked.
Emails obtained by The Baltimore Banner offer a new window into Gov. Wes Moore’s approach to an emerging data center industry. His decision to back a controversial development in southern Maryland raises questions about how his administration can foster data centers without trodding on communities or sacrificing climate goals.
Dan Cox, left, and Gov. Wes Moore.
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.
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland speaks to a resident at the Polk County Streak Fry, held by the Polk County Democrats, at Water Works Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, September 13, 2025.
Van Hollen ‘kicking the tires’ on a 2028 presidential run
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen has spent the last year and a half raising his national profile.
Republican candidates Dan Cox, left, a former state delegate, and Ed Hale Sr., the owner of the Baltimore Blast and a retired banker.
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.
Still images from a pair of video ads from incumbent Gov. Wes Moore’s campaign against Republican candidates Ed Hale, left, and Dan Cox are running on Fox News and Facebook.
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.
Outside the Moyer Recreation Center at Truxtun Park in Annapolis, signs for candidates remind anyone passing that it’s election time.
Hutzell: By the numbers, a Maryland primary election index
COLUMN | Elections involve a lot of numbers. There are numbers now, however, that can give us some clues. Consider these while you wait.
Wes Moore gives a farewell address to the corps of cadets after serving as regimental commander.
Wes Moore’s military service is not in doubt. His storytelling is.
Wes Moore’s Army service is central to his political identity. Questions about the Maryland governor’s stories have opened a new fight over facts and credibility.
Exterior of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County in Annapolis, Md. on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
Anne Arundel Circuit Court race is a test of how Maryland picks judges
Maryland’s judicial selection process is front and center in this race because voters previously rejected a nominee Gov. Wes Moore appointed to the bench in 2023.
Baltimore Sheriff Sam Cogen, left, and challenger Sabrina Tapp-Harper.
In Baltimore sheriff’s race, a battle at the ballots — and in court
Baltimore Sheriff Sam Cogen and challenger Sabrina Tapp-Harper face off in a contentious primary while a workplace discrimination lawsuit looms in the background.
Historic downtown Cumberland is nestled in the Allegheny Mountains in Western Maryland.
Trump aims to restart shuttered Western Maryland coal plant
President Trump committed millions to restart the shuttered Warrior Run coal plant in Western Maryland, part of federal funding his administration rolled out to buoy a sinking coal industry across the country.
Maryland’s state government has a high credit rating, but analysts continue to warn about economic headwinds and budget pressures that could trigger a ratings downgrade.
Maryland’s state credit ratings remain high, but come with a warning
Maryland’s state government has a high credit rating, but analysts continue to warn about economic headwinds and budget pressures that could trigger a ratings downgrade.
A Glock-19 on display at the Eurosatory International Defence and Security Exhibition on June 14, 2022 in Paris, France.
NRA lawsuit claims Maryland’s ban on ‘the most popular handguns in America’ is unconstitutional
A Maryland law that will ban Glocks and Glock-style guns, "many of the most popular handguns in America," is unconstitutional, according to a lawsuit filed by the National Rifle Association, Firearms Policy Coalition and Second Amendment Foundation.
Bobby LaPin, left, speaks with Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson following a 46th District candidate forum in Baltimore earlier this month.
An influencer has Bill Ferguson stressing. Should he be?
Bill Ferguson, long seen as unbeatable, confronts challenger Bobby LaPin in a closely watched Baltimore Democratic primary.
Three weeks later Black Ankle Vineyards is still grappling with the damage of a late season frost that decimated their buds for grapes.
Moore seeks federal disaster aid for Maryland farms, wineries hit by freeze
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is asking the federal government for disaster aid to help farms and wineries that had crops damaged by a late-spring freeze.
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