National politics

    Rob Reiner, son of a comedy giant who became one in turn, dies at 78
    Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, were found dead Sunday at their home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.
    Actor Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer arrive at the premiere party for "The Wolf of Wall Street" at the Roseland Ballroom on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, in New York.
    Police have person of interest in custody over Brown University shooting that killed 2, wounded 9
    Police in Rhode Island said early Sunday that they had a person of interest in custody after a shooting that rocked the Brown University campus during final exams, leaving two people dead and nine others wounded.
    A police vehicle rests at an intersection near crime scene tape at Brown University.
    Mass shooting at Brown University leaves at least 2 dead, 8 hurt
    Officers were hunting through buildings on the Ivy League campus more than two hours after the shooting erupted on the second day of final exams.
    Emergency personnel gather on Waterman Street at Brown University in Providence, R.I., on Saturday, during the investigation of a shooting.
    Trump says ‘we will retaliate’ after 3 Americans are killed in Syria attack that the US blames on IS
    “This is an ISIS attack,” the American president told reporters at the White House before departing for the Army-Navy football game in Baltimore.
    IN FLIGHT - NOVEMBER 14: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of press aboard Air Force One on November 14, 2025 while in flight from Washington, DC to West Palm Beach International Airport. Trump is scheduled to spend the weekend at his Mar-A-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)
    Judge issues order to prevent immigration officials from detaining Kilmar Ábrego García
    Kilmar Ábrego García appeared at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore on Friday morning, less than a day after his release.
    Kilmar Ábrego García listens to speakers at a rally on his behalf outside the George H. Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore after being released from detention in Pennsylvania.
    Hutzell: Can you boo President Trump at the Army-Navy game?
    COLUMN | President Donald Trump will attend the Army-Navy game on Saturday in Baltimore. There will be protests outside, but probably none within M&T Bank Stadium. Maybe there should be.
    President Donald Trump stands on the Navy side of the field to start the second half of the Army-Navy game at Lincoln Financial Field on Dec. 14, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
    Kilmar Ábrego García released from ICE detention after federal judge’s order
    Kilmar Ábrego García was released from immigration detention on Thursday, hours after a federal judge ordered for him to be freed, his attorney said.
    CASA holds a rally outside a hearing for Kilmar Abrego Garcia at the Greenbelt Federal Courthouse on Thursday.
    Maryland’s top lawmakers say they won’t draw new congressional maps in special session
    Senate President Bill Ferguson and House of Delegates Speaker Pro Tempore Dana Stein issued a joint statement emphasizing that the scope of the special session will be “strictly limited.”
    When members of the Maryland General Assembly convene in a special session on Tuesday, they won’t consider whether to draw new congressional district boundaries.
    Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans
    The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year.
    Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
    Trump is proposing a $12B aid package for farmers hit hard by his trade war with China
    President Donald Trump is planning a $12 billion farm aid package, according to a White House official.
    Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025 — Sunrise streams across the soybean and corn fields on David Burrier’s Frederick County farm.
    Supreme Court weighs Trump’s bid to fire independent agency board members
    The court’s six conservative justices already have signaled strong support for the Trump administration’s position.
    The United States Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 3, 2025.
    Government waives part of a Biden-era fine against Southwest Airlines
    Under a 2023 settlement reached by the Biden administration, Southwest agreed to a $140 million civil penalty.
    A Southwest Airlines flight takes off from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
    Remembering those who died in 2025, from Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk
    The deaths of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife became a source of both sadness and mystery after their bodies were found in their home in February.
    EDMONTON, AB - JULY 26: Pope Francis arrives at Commonwealth Stadium to give an open-air mass on July 26, 2022 in Edmonton, Canada. The pope is meeting with Indigenous communities and community leaders in Canada in an effort to reconcile the history of physical and sexual abuse of Indigenous children in the country's Catholic-run residential schools, as detailed in a 2015 Canadian-government-funded commission report.
    Trump administration to expand travel ban for citizens from more than 30 countries
    The Trump administration will be expanding its ban on travel for citizens of certain countries to more than 30.
    WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 06: U.S. President Donald Trump appears at an event on lowering drug prices in the Oval Office at the White House on November 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced that his administration has reached agreements with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk that would lower the price of some GLP-1 weight loss medications. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
    Social Security Administration to cut field office visits by half: What it means for you
    The Social Security Administration is hoping to cut visits to its field offices in half next year, a move that advocates for the agency fear signals more closures are coming.
    The Social Security Administration offices in Woodlawn on March 15, 2025.
    The penny is dead, but it’s a coin toss as to whether businesses will feel it
    The U.S. has stopped making pennies. It's causing a coin shortage that will have few short-term consequences for businesses and consumers, but could be hard to manage in the long term.
    The U.S. has stopped making pennies.
    U.S. Rep. Andy Harris leaving hospital after ‘episode of dizziness’
    Andy Harris, Maryland’s sole Republican in Congress, was selected to lead the influential House Freedom Caucus last year.
    U.S. Rep. Andy Harris was taken to a hospital Friday evening, according to a spokesperson.
    Republican lawsuit challenges Maryland voter roll maintenance
    The suit argues the state has failed to remove the names of deceased voters or people who have moved and are no longer eligible to vote in Maryland.
    A woman votes at a polling booth at Deer Park Elementary School in Owings Mills on Maryland’s Primary Election Day on May 14, 2024.
    Maryland to continue newborn hepatitis B shots as federal guidance shifts
    A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born.
    Reva Bounan, RN, holds a syringe to be used during a Vaccine Clinic offered at BCPS Fest held at New Town High School on August 16th, 2025 in Owings Mills, MD.
    The Trump administration wants Maryland’s voter rolls
    Attorney General Pam Bondi is suing Maryland Elections Administrator Jared DeMarinis to get the state’s voter rolls.
    Voters cast their ballots for the 2024 general election at Wise High School in Upper Marlboro.
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