National politics

Early voting is significantly outpacing the last midterm election, with millions more Americans casting ballots in advance and particularly sharp increases in states hosting competitive Senate races, according to an Associated Press analysis of voting data five days before Election Day.

COLUMN | I am afraid of war. I fear election interference. Halloween arrives on Saturday, followed by Election Day on Tuesday. Here are four things that scare the living daylights out of me right now.

State lawmakers representing Howard County plan to introduce a bill next session aimed at raising tax rates for a proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Elkridge.

Gov. Wes Moore, Maryland’s elections administrator and a host of local officials say they’re preparing for worst-case scenarios.

What to know about the Trump administration’s lawsuit brought against Anne Arundel County Public Schools.

COLUMN | Congress must review the safety of flyovers, skydiving and rappelling at football games to ensure the military is focused on the right mission.

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression will conduct First Amendment training for the University of Maryland Athletics Department.

COLUMN | After 18 months of No Kings rallies, how do protesters keep their messages from vanishing into the anonymous roadside of political discourse? Wit, whimsy and a bit of showmanship as we hurtle into midterm election early voting.

The Republican president isn’t on the ballot as Marylanders are picking their next governor, all eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives, the entire Maryland General Assembly, along with scores of local races. But that didn’t stop voters from talking about Donald Trump and national issues.

A Dali crew member charged in connection with the Key Bridge collapse tried to fly back to the U.S. this week, as mandated by the federal government. He was barred from boarding his flight, though, apparently by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

COLUMN | As the whole world saw last week, U.S. Rep. Andy Harris has a temper. During his years as a legislator in Annapolis and on Capitol Hill, his seemingly disproportionate blowups are legendary.

A federal judge on Monday questioned the Trump administration’s claims surrounding its efforts to redevelop a historic Washington golf course, challenging its contention that a recent tree-cutting spree did not indicate work was moving forward on the project, which is temporarily blocked by a court order.

A military service member has died after he fell hard as he rappelled from the ceiling to midfield before a University of Texas at San Antonio football game where the military was honored.

While it’s normal for politicians and journalists to disagree on coverage in private, this dispute has played out in full view of the public.

Rallies organized by the No Kings network opposed to President Donald Trump were held Saturday in cities and communities across the U.S., with an aim of getting people out to vote early in the midterm elections.

A federal judge dismissed Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown’s bid for records as part of an investigation into the conditions inside U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Baltimore holding facility.

Maryland Elections Administrator Jared DeMarinis said he was notified by email that federal law enforcement agencies had intercepted mail addressed to the Maryland State Board of Elections in Annapolis

A University of Maryland student journalist targeted by Republican Rep. Andy Harris during an informal press briefing Tuesday said she’ll continue to cover the politician who threatened to have police remove her from the gathering.

COLUMN | Andy Harris’ behavior toward a college journalist in a small community center in Cambridge might be the most telling Maryland political moment of the year.

As the federal government now negotiates drug prices for Medicare, Moore supports an effort that would allow Maryland to piggyback off that work to set maximum prices here.