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National politics

    Johns Hopkins is at a critical moment. Can Baltimore capitalize?
    Federal cuts and a local push to get more money for Baltimore are squeezing the city’s most powerful entity.
    Johns Hopkins University, like other elite schools, is facing unprecedented scrutiny from the federal government.
    What you can expect from import taxes as the US sets new tariff rates
    It’s been almost 100 years since the U.S. had tariffs at the level they could reach next Friday.
    Trucks navigate the container yard at the Port of Baltimore’s Seagirt Marine Terminal on March 19, 2025.
    Vast majority of US adults are stressed about grocery costs, finds AP-NORC poll
    The vast majority of U.S. adults are at least somewhat stressed about the cost of groceries, a new poll finds, as prices continue to rise and concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs remain widespread.
    Grocery Outlet Inc. cut the ribbon to celebrate the opening of its newest store in Overlea, Maryland on January 23, 2025.
    Brandon Scott’s fundraiser in Martha’s Vineyard will be for third mayoral run
    The two-term mayor has not said publicly what might be next, but he has the option to run for a third term in 2028.
    Two-term Mayor Brandon Scott has not said publicly what he’s planning to do next.
    Justice Department seeks voter data from Maryland and other states, raising alarm
    The U.S. Department of Justice is ramping up an effort to get voter data and other election information from the states.
    Baltimore residents cast their votes inside the polling location at Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle School on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, 2024.
    Night vision goggles may have hampered helicopter pilots before crash with jet, experts tell NTSB
    The pilots of a U.S. Army helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over Washington in January would’ve had difficulty spotting the plane while wearing night vision goggles, experts told the NTSB on Friday.
    Gwen Duggins, second from right, whose daughter Kiah Duggins perished on American Airlines flight 5342 in a collision with a U.S. military helicopter, wipes the tears from her eyes while listening to the audio of the flight radio transmissions during the NTSB fact-finding hearing on the DCA midair collision accident, at the National Transportation and Safety Board boardroom, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
    Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report
    U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department reported Friday, well short of the 115,000 expected.
    President Donald Trump walks to speak with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before he boards Marine One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Washington.
    Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down after being defunded by Congress
    he Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a cornerstone of American culture for three generations.
    CPB has deep ties to much of the nation’s most familiar programming.
    Commanders’ return to DC clears another hurdle with preliminary council approval
    The Washington Commanders’ hopes of returning to the site of their former home at RFK Stadium cleared a significant hurdle Friday when the District of Columbia Council approved the legislation.
    Congress passed a bill transferring the RFK Stadium land to the city that was signed by then-President Joe Biden in early January.
    Construction on $200 million White House ballroom to begin in September
    The White House on Thursday announced that construction on a $200 million ballroom will begin in September and be ready for entertaining before President Donald Trump ‘s term ends in early 2029.
    White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up photos of the planned new White House ballroom during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 31, 2025.
    Military chopper traffic over DC was a worry leading up to fatal midair crash, NTSB hears
    It is the second of three days of witness testimony and public inquiry by the National Transportation Safety Board into the January midair crash over the Potomac River.
    A National Transportation Safety Board crew investigates the deadly midair collision above the Potomac River between a Black Hawk helicopter and a jet airliner.
    American Eagle wanted to push buttons with Sydney Sweeney ‘good jeans’ ads
    Titled “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans,” the campaign sparked a debate about race, Western beauty standards, and the backlash to “woke” American politics.
    Sydney Sweeney attends the Lionsgate presentation during 2025 CinemaCon at Caesars Palace.
    Raskin lawsuit challenges congressional restrictions at ICE facilities
    The lawsuit comes days after members of Maryland’s federal delegation were denied a tour of Baltimore’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office.
    From left, Rep. Johnny Olszewski, Rep. Sarah Elfreth, Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Rep. Glenn Ivey await entrance to the ICE field offices at the George H. Fallon Federal Building in Baltimore on Monday, July 28, 2025. The group aimed to test whether they would be allowed to see conditions in which detainees are being kept.
    NTSB finds Army chopper in fatal midair crash with plane near Reagan Airport was above altitude limit
    The January incident was the first in a string of crashes and near misses this year.
    ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - FEBRUARY 05: Pieces of American Airlines flight 5342 recovered from the Potomac River are brought to shore during recovery efforts on February 05, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. An American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025 outside of Washington, D.C.
    Kamala Harris won’t run for California gov, leaving open possible White House run in 2028
    Former Vice President Kamala Harris will not run for California governor next year, leaving open the possibility that she could mount a third run for the White House in 2028.
    Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ decision to not run for California governor extends a guessing game about her political future that started after she lost last year’s presidential election to Donald Trump.
    Martha’s Vineyard is a summer stronghold for Maryland’s Black elite
    When summertime hits Maryland, Black Marylanders don't go to Ocean City, they head to Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. Some say it's a "Black Utopia."
    From left, Lillian Robinson, her son Connor, and her husband Corey Robinson, during a vacation at Martha's Vineyard.
    NTSB hearings will focus on fatal Army helicopter-passenger jet crash. Here’s what to know.
    The National Transportation Safety Board will hold three days of hearings on January’s midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter over the nation’s capital that killed 67 people.
    ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - JANUARY 31: Recovery teams search the wreckage after the crash of an American Airlines plane on the Potomac River as it approached the airport on January 31, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. The American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. According to reports, there were no survivors among the 67 people on both aircraft.
    Baltimore families ripped apart by ICE detentions, deportations
    Baltimore immigrant families now are coping with the sudden separation from loved ones and navigating both the consequences at home and the uncertainty of what happens next.
    Maryland members of Congress denied tour of Baltimore ICE detention site
    A half-dozen Maryland members of Congress were denied access to a federal immigration field office used to temporarily hold people facing deportation.
    Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation walk up the steps of the George H. Fallon Federal Building in Baltimore on Monday morning.
    US and EU deal sets 15% tariff on most goods, averts the threat of a trade war
    The sweeping announcement came after President Donald Trump and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen met briefly at Trump’s Turnberry golf course in Scotland.
    President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speak as they meet at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland.
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