National politics

    Streeter: White House snub of Governor Moore is straight-up racist. Say that.
    COLUMN | The fact that it’s so hard for other people to name a thing, a thing is such tiresome gaslighting, Leslie Gray Streeter argues.
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore was not invited to two White House events during an annual National Governors Association meeting.
    This Eastern Shore Democrat voted against redistricting. Here’s why.
    Del. Sheree Sample-Hughes says she has some idea of what Maryland Republicans are feeling in terms of redistricting.
    Del. Sheree Sample-Hughes, Eastern Shore Democrat and speaker pro-tem, wears seersucker inside the House Chamber on the last day of session, Sine Die, on April 10, 2023.
    Raskin sends late-night redistricting plea to General Assembly Democrats
    The influential member of Maryland's congressional delegation said he doesn't see much merit in arguments against Maryland Democrats trying to increase their numbers in Congress.
    Rep. Jamie Raskin says he doesn't see much merit in arguments against Maryland Democrats trying to increase their numbers in Congress.
    Ferguson shouldn’t lead state Senate after opposing redistricting, senator says
    Charles County Sen. Arthur Ellis said Senate President Bill Ferguson’s decision to block a plan to further gerrymander Maryland’s congressional maps in favor of Democrats disqualified him from being Senate president.
    FEBRUARY 5, 2026 - Maryland state Sen. Arthur Ellis, a Charles County Democrat, speaks to reporters at the State House after he announced he would not register his attendance in the Senate as a protest against the Senate president's decision not to call a vote on a new map of congressional districts.
    Democrats call White House offer on ICE ‘insufficient’ as Homeland Security funding set to expire
    Democratic leaders say a proposal from the White House is “incomplete and insufficient” as they are demanding new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and threatening a shutdown of the Homeland Security Department.
    Democratic leaders said Monday that a White House counterproposal does not address “the concerns Americans have about ICE’s lawless conduct.”
    Hutzell: Maryland considers a new legal tool to hold ICE agents accountable for abuses
    Column | Two Montgomery County lawmakers believe they have the little-known key to stopping federal agents from violating Maryland residents’ constitutional rights. As the national immigration purge expands, the first hearing on their idea is Tuesday in Annapolis.
    Teyana Gibson Brown, wife of Garrison Gibson, reacts in the doorway of her home after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before arresting Garrison Gibson, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis.
    Is an ICE surge coming to Baltimore? Local officials, activists struggle to find out.
    Recent federal legislation championed by the administration of President Donald Trump has added hundreds of millions of dollars to immigration enforcement, leading to an expected spending spree to ramp up activities in states like Maryland.
    ICE vehicles parked in the lower level of a garage on West Fayette Street in Baltimore.
    Gov. Moore says he’s been ‘singled out’ by White House, disinvited from events for governors
    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 Gov. Wes Moore said he’s been disinvited from a pair of White House events for the nation’s governors next week, but he is “not trying to get inside the president’s psyche.”
    Trump’s racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it
    President Donald Trump used his social media account to share a video about election conspiracy theories that included a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle.
    President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a spending bill that ends a partial shutdown of the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Washington.
    Howard County says no to private immigration detention centers
    The Howard County Council unanimously voted Thursday night to block a private immigrant detention center nearing completion in Elkridge.
    Council Chair Opel Jones on Thursday called the permitting ban personal because the facility, which he called “unfit and unwelcome,” is in his district.
    DOJ probes Baltimore health department’s racial equity training process
    Federal officials are investigating racial segregation within the Baltimore City Health Department over a racial equity training that separated employees by race.
    Baltimore City Health Department in Baltimore, Thursday May 29, 2025.
    Hundreds pack hearing on Howard County proposal to ban immigrant detention facilities
    Howard County Council is considering two measures aimed at blocking a private immigrant detention center in Elkridge.
    Tanya Zirbe, left, and Maddie Ellis hold signs in protest during Wednesday’s Howard County Council hearing on emergency legislation aiming to block the completion of a private immigrant detention center in the county.
    Trump’s border czar is pulling 700 immigration officers out of Minnesota immediately
    The Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration officers in Minnesota but will continue its enforcement operation that has sparked tension and deadly confrontations, border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday.
    A person is tackled by a federal agent amid protests following a shooting on January 24, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Federal agents shot and killed a protestor amid a scuffle to arrest him. The Trump administration has sent a reported 3,000 federal agents into the area, with more on the way, as they make a push to arrest undocumented immigrants in the region.
    Hutzell: Baltimore to El Salvador, one man’s trip through the deportation grinder
    Column: José Serrano Maldonado is an almost anonymous victim of the industrial deportation complex, a cruel machine that spits people out without compassion or discretion. Here’s his story.
    A partial screengrab from a video posted to social media purporting to show the inside of a holding room for undocumented immigrants in downtown Baltimore.
    Howard County revokes permit for ICE detention facility in Elkridge
    Howard County has revoked a building permit for a private detention facility proposed in Elkridge that authorities say is intended for use by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
    Howard County Council members consider emergency legislation aimed at blocking a private immigrant detention center in Elkridge.
    Partial government shutdown drags as debate over ICE deepens
    House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled he is relying on help from President Donald Trump to ensure passage.
    The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 3, 2025.
    Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says
    Trump’s announcement on social media follows a wave of cancellations by leading performers and groups.
    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.
    Hundreds rally at City Hall for ICE response training as tensions rise in Maryland
    Bundled up in parkas and armed with “ICE OUT” signs, hundreds of people gathered and listened intently as speakers dolled out advice on how to handle encounters with ICE officers.
    Hundreds attend a rally and ICE watch training at Baltimore City Hall on Saturday.
    Don Lemon faces charges for covering Minnesota church protest. Here’s what to know.
    The arrests of Don Lemon and independent journalist Georgia Fort are especially troubling for legal experts and media groups who worry about the chilling effect on coverage of the Trump administration.
    Don Lemon is one of nine people to have been charged with violating federal laws in connection with a protest at a Minnesota church earlier this month.
    Protesters close schools and stores in nationwide strike against Trump’s immigration policies
    Protesters held “no work, no school, no shopping” strikes across the U.S. on Friday to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
    Despite the below freezing temperatures, seveal hundred people gathered in Baltimore on Friday to show solidarity with Minneapolis.
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