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    Maryland’s Steny Hoyer, the longest-serving House Democrat, to retire from Congress
    Hoyer served for years in party leadership and helped steer Democrats through some of their most significant legislative victories.
    At 86, Steny Hoyer is the latest in a generation of senior-most leaders stepping aside, making way for a new era of lawmakers eager to take on governing.
    Prosecutors slam Luigi Mangione lawyers’ claims about Pam Bondi’s lobbying ties
    Prosecutors slammed Luigi Mangione’s lawyers for making what the government said were “meritless” claims about Attorney General Pam Bondi’s ties to a lobbying firm and her decision to seek the death penalty.
    Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court for an evidence hearing, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in New York. (Angela Weiss/Pool Photo via AP)
    ICE agent fatally shoots motorist in Minneapolis in Trump administration’s latest crackdown
    An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist on Wednesday during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown on a major American city.
    People protest as law enforcement officers attend to the scene of the shooting involving federal law enforcement agents, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Tom Baker)
    Flu season surged over the holidays and is likely to get worse
    U.S. flu infections surged over the holidays, and health officials are calling it a severe season that is likely to get worse.
    A pharmacist prepares to administer a dose of seasonal flu vaccine to a patient at a CVS Pharmacy in Miami, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025.
    What to know about the Trump administration’s latest moves on child care funding
    President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it’s planning to tighten rules for federal child care funds after a series of alleged fraud schemes at Minnesota day care centers run by Somali residents.
    Views and details of the Infant Room at the Rise Early Learning and Family Support Center. The center is apart of the University of Maryland Baltimore School of Social Work, provides free, high-quality early childhood education, family support services, workforce development, and parent education programs all under one roof.
    Maduro says ‘I was captured’ as he pleads not guilty on drug trafficking charges
    As a criminal defendant in the U.S. legal system, Maduro will have the same rights as any other person accused of a crime.
    An armored vehicle carrying Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores arrives at Manhattan Federal Court, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in New York.
    Why home maintenance deserves a spot in the annual health and budget plans
    Early and routine home maintenance goes beyond fixing visible damage. It helps ensure a healthy living environment, extends the life of a home and can protect its long-term value, according to real estate professionals.
    FILE - An installer climbs into an attic with parts of a new HVAC system that was installed in a residential home in Fate, Texas, on Wednesday, July 30, 2025
    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)
    Maryland leaders split along party lines over Trump’s capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro
    Hours after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Maryland’s congressional leaders have split along party lines in response to the mission.
    Pedestrians walk past destroyed containers at La Guaira port after explosions were heard in Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026.
    Trump delays increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities
    President Donald Trump signed a New Year’s Eve proclamation delaying increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities.
    President Donald Trump speaks at a New Year's Eve celebration at his Mar-a-Lago club, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    US strikes Venezuela, captures President Nicolás Maduro and his wife
    Men watch smoke rising from a dock after explosions were heard at La Guaira port, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026.
    As Trump targets Black history, one Maryland ranger guards Harriet Tubman’s place in it
    Mary Dennard has served as a guardian of Harriet Tubman's history since the 2000s, when residents and later federal and state officials came together to develop a plan for the $21 million Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad historical park.
    Park ranger Mary Dennard at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Church Creek.
    Trump wants to overhaul the ‘president’s golf course.’ He hasn’t played there yet.
    Long a favored getaway for presidents seeking a few hours’ solace from the stress of running the free world, the Courses at Andrews are known as the “president’s golf course.”
    FILE - President Barack Obama, from right, Vice President Joe Biden, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich walk on the first green during a round of golf at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., June 18, 2011.
    The year’s first meteor shower and supermoon clash in January skies
    The year’s first supermoon and meteor shower will sync up in January skies, but the light from one may dim the other.
    The supermoon rises above a street lamp outside Phnom Penh Cambodia, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025
    US health subsidies expire, launching millions into 2026 with steep insurance hikes
    Enhanced tax credits that have helped Americans offset the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years expired overnight.
    FILE - Pages from the U.S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare.gov are seen on a computer screen in New York, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)
    Trump says he’s dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now
    “We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again,” the president said on social media.
    Members of the West Virginia National Guard patrol the National Mall in front of the Lincoln Memorial in August.
    Isiah Whitlock Jr., actor who played Clay Davis on ‘The Wire,’ dies at 71
    “The Wire” actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. died on Tuesday at age 71.
    Isiah Whitlock, Jr. arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of the third season of "Veep" at Paramount Studios on Monday, March 24, 2014.
    DOJ pushed to prosecute Kilmar Abrego Garcia only after mistaken deportation, judge says
    A newly unsealed order in the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia reveals that high-level Justice Department officials pushed for his indictment, only after he was mistakenly deported.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaks at a rally outside the George H. Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore before checking in with ICE a day after he was released from detention in Pennsylvania.
    Patriots receiver and former Terp Stefon Diggs faces strangulation charges
    New England Patriots star wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing strangulation and other criminal charges in connection with an incident that happened earlier this month, police said.
    Stefon Diggs #8 of the New England Patriots watches action during a game against the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium on November 13, 2025.
    More artists cancel Kennedy Center performances after Trump name change
    New signage, The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, is unveiled on the Kennedy Center, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington.
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