National politics

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s flagship research facility in Beltsville will remain open for now, after a federal judge in California halted the Trump administration’s plans to shutter it.

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes on Monday ordered a 24-hour halt to tree-cutting at the East Potomac Golf Course, a historic D.C. course that has been part of President Donald Trump’s plans to remake the city.

COLUMN | Yay! The biggest injection of jobs into the Maryland economy in 10 years! An estimated $2 billion pumped into the Baltimore region’s economy, including $312 million in wages. Win, win, win! Uh, so why am I the only one feeling conflicted?

A judge ordered President Trump to cancel any remaining taxpayer-funded television commercials made by a Columbia-based advertising agency.

Federal records show that LMD was awarded contracts worth $43.2 million in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30.

If Democrats win back the House in November — polling shows they have a good shot — U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland could resume his role as Trump’s No. 1 antagonist.

Pike is not the first inmate to survive a botched execution attempt.

The appearance rankled some Ravens fans, as Trump had disparaged Baltimore in the past.

COLUMN | President Trump is famously not a fan of Baltimore, but after his visit to the area this week, I’m curious about what he saw and what he should focus on if he ever comes back.

A letter obtained by The Banner shows Maryland lawmakers urging Congress to approve $11 million in funding to support the mental health of cyber operators after multiple suicides this summer at Fort Meade.

A Pentagon memo is pushing the military’s Cyber Command at Fort Meade to address concerns over personnel well-being following a cluster of suicides.

President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at 4 p.m. at Tradepoint Atlantic, following an announcement by Anduril Industries scheduled for 2 p.m. at the same location.

Cornerback Marlon Humphrey was one of four Ravens to join President Donald Trump at an event Tuesday promoting a new submarine manufacturing facility in Sparrows Point.

Other Democrats were also expected to attend but pulled out after Moore’s removal.

COLUMN | If you think self-styled War Secretary Pete Hegseth is right, that civilians have diluted the focus on lethality at American military academies, then you really need to know about these 10 teachers in Annapolis.

Trump plans on Tuesday to unveil a new manufacturing initiative by Anduril Industries at Sparrows Point’s Tradepoint Atlantic.

The Republican president has been in the Baltimore region four times in the last decade.

COLUMN | I’ve been following Dan Schwartz since Independence Day, listening as he talks to supporters at sweat-soaked rallies, at youth door-knocking campaigns and from the back of his pickup truck. Through all that travel, I’ve been asking the essential question: Can Dan Schwartz win?

Anduril Industries had been in talks with Tradepoint Atlantic to build drone boats at the former Bethlehem Steel site.

Police bodycam footage released Friday shows the moment officers located and arrested Luigi Mangione at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s in connection with the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York.