National politics

The Supreme Court seemed poised Wednesday to reject President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship in a momentous case that was magnified by his unparalleled presence in the courtroom.

A University System of Maryland regent’s connection to Jeffrey Epstein prompted a student-led referendum at the University of Maryland, College Park.

An 8-1 high court majority sided with a Christian counselor who argues the law banning talk therapy violates the First Amendment.

ICE administrative arrests in Maryland more than tripled during the first year of Trump’s second term as compared to former President Joe Biden’s last year in office, a Banner analysis of newly released data shows.

Operations at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport appear to have returned to normal on Tuesday after hours-long lines and travel disruptions last week.

U.S. gas prices jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 on Tuesday as the Iran war pushed fuel prices to soar worldwide.

COLUMN | If the U.S. Supreme Court decides to disqualify mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, Maryland voters will mostly be OK. The unlikely hero? The U.S. Postal Service.

Pelosi spoke about her deep ties to Baltimore and how they’ve been fundamental in how she’s represented her San Francisco district, guests at the breakfast said.

The absences came as nearly 29,500 passengers departed from BWI on Friday.

Amid the uncertainty of the U.S.-Iran war, Iranian American communities in Maryland are holding on to holidays and occasions that keep them hopeful.

ICE agents were deployed to Baltimore’s airport for security checks, not immigration enforcement, Gov. Wes Moore says.

From shopping center sidewalks in Hunt Valley to the amphitheater lawn at The Chrysalis in Columbia and the gates of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Marylanders flooded public spaces Saturday with homemade signs, inflatable crowns and chants of “No Kings.”

Some of the most ardent and dedicated critics of Trump’s second term, across the country and here in Maryland, are 65 and up. They are organizing rallies for Saturday’s No Kings Day, waving signs on street corners and urging their peers — and their grandchildren — to vote.

An odor at the air traffic control center overseeing D.C.-area airspace Friday night triggered ground stops at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and others in the region — the latest disruption for travelers facing massive security lines amid the government shutdown.

The House is weighing the next steps on legislation to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security after the Senate early Friday sent over legislation to end the budget impasse that has jammed airports, disrupted travel and imposed financial hardship on thousands of federal workers.

American air travel is entirely unpredictable right now. That’s pushing Maryland families to extraordinary lengths to ensure they don’t miss their spring break trips.

Immigration plunged in every Maryland county last year amid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on international arrivals.

Iran has received an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East, officials said Wednesday — a proposal sent even as Washington deploys paratroopers and more Marines to the region.

Nationwide on Monday, nearly 11% of TSA workers who were scheduled to report for duty — more than 3,200 — missed work.