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    Woman reunited with child after ICE apprehends Honduran husband in Highlandtown
    Ronal Ramos-Delcid placed into custody in downtown Baltimore after arrest captured on video.
    A still from a video shared with the Facebook group "Baltimore Highlandtown GDM" showing ICE officers arresting Ronal Ramos-Delcid in the Highlandtown neighborhood of Baltimore.
    FAA gives $10K bonuses to air traffic controllers who worked every day of shutdown
    The FAA says only 776 of the more than 10,000 air traffic controllers who had to work without pay during the shutdown will receive bonuses.
    FILE - The control tower for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is seen at sunrise on Aug. 8, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
    Hagerstown nail salon owner Melissa Tran arrives in Vietnam after deportation
    Melissa Tran, a 44-year-old immigrant who built a family and a small business in Western Maryland, has been deported to Vietnam, a country she left as a child.
    Mong “Melissa” Tuyen Thi Tran with her two youngest children, Jacob and Riley Hoang.
    Constellation CEO to Maryland: Don’t let Exelon build your power plant
    Joe Dominguez took shots at the investor-owned utility company Exelon as competition to build more power plants in Maryland reaches a pivotal moment.
    Constellation CEO Joe Dominguez speaks at an October announcement of an agreement with Constellation Energy to fund and implement operational improvements and environmental projects at the Conowingo Dam.
    Judge orders Trump administration to end National Guard deployment in D.C.
    A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to end its monthslong deployment of National Guard troops.
    Members of the South Carolina National Guard patrol with the Lincoln Monument in the background.
    Dick Cheney’s funeral brings bipartisan tributes as uninvited Donald Trump remains absent
    Bipartisan leaders honored Dick Cheney at the National Cathedral with George W. Bush and Joe Biden praising his legacy as uninvited Donald Trump remained absent.
    Former Presidents front row from left, George W. Bush with Laura Bush, Joe Biden with Jill Biden and former Vice Presidents Kamala Harris and Mike Pence with Karen Pence, right, during the funeral for former Vice President Dick Cheney at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
    Late-arriving September jobs report likely shows sluggish hiring but few layoffs
    Now that the shutdown is over, the Labor Department will finally let a little light in Thursday, releasing jobs numbers for September — nearly seven weeks after they were due.
    FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, the entrance to the Labor Department is seen near the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
    The president calling a female reporter ‘piggy’ is not normal. None of this is.
    President Trump called a female reporter “piggy” on camera and told her to be quiet. How did we get here, and what’s even the point anymore?
    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 to hear arguments over Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s potential removal to Liberia
    A federal judge will hear arguments over whether to allow Homeland Security to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia or forward his fear of removal claims to an immigration court on Thursday.
    A peaceful protest took place outside of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s hearing at the Greenbelt Federal Courthouse in October.
    Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files after fighting it for months
    President Donald Trump has signed a bill to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
    Gary Rush, College Park, MD, holds a sign before a news conference on the Epstein files in front of the Capitol, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
    Key Bridge workers got no warning before collapse, NTSB says
    Nearly 20 months after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River, federal officials are poised to make a final ruling about how it happened.
    Marine Accident Investigator Marcel Muise, seated center, leads a staff presentation about the 2024 Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse during a National Transportation Safety Board meeting in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
    House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill to Senate
    The bill passed 427-1, with the only no vote coming from Rep. Clay Higgins, a Louisiana Republican who is a fervent supporter of President Donald Trump.
    The U.S. Capitol is seen on the second day of the government shutdown, in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025.
    House expected to vote on bill forcing release of Jeffrey Epstein files
    The House is expected to vote Tuesday on legislation to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, the culmination of a monthslong effort that has overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.
    House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., center, is joined from left by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., to talk to reporters about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
    ‘Help, I have a baby!’ ICE struggles with Honduran man before Baltimore arrest
    Videos posted in a Southeast Baltimore social media group Sunday show a group of agents wearing black tactical gear marked “Police” dragging a man along a sidewalk in Highlandtown.
    A still from a video from Baltimore residents as they move to confront apparent immigration agents on a Southeast Baltimore residential street Sunday morning.
    Deal between Dali and US has left crew ‘marooned’ in Baltimore for 19 months
    The NTSB will discuss probable cause of the Key Bridge collapse during a meeting Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, nine crew members of the Dali ship that struck the bridge are stuck in Baltimore under a deal between the ship owner and U.S. government.
    Several members of the Dali's crew have remained in the Baltimore area since the Dali lost power and smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, killing six construction workers.
    Judge scolds Justice Department for ‘profound investigative missteps’ in Comey case
    The Justice Department engaged in a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” in the process of securing an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, a federal judge ruled Monday in directing prosecutors to provide defense lawyers with all grand jury materials from the case.
    The case against former FBI Director James Comey, right, and a separate prosecution of New York Attorney General Letitia James have hastened concerns that the Justice Department is being weaponized in pursuit of Trump’s political opponents.
    Key Bridge rebuild expected to cost billions more than preliminary estimate
    The new bridge is now expected to open by the end of 2030 and cost between $4.3 billion and $5.2 billion — more than twice initial estimates — Bruce Gartner, executive director of the Maryland Transportation Authority, said Monday.
    Crane barges are seen at the Francis Scott Key Bridge site at sunrise as test piles are installed into the Patapsco River bed to test the strength and stability for the new bridge's foundation.
    Hagerstown mother and nail salon owner set for deportation to Vietnam
    Melissa Tran’s six-month legal battle has highlighted the impacts of President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement campaign on longtime residents and their families.
    Mong “Melissa” Tuyen Thi Tran’s university diploma in her Hagerstown home. The mother of four is set to be deported to Vietnam as soon as Monday.
    Is Bill Ferguson playing with fire when it comes to redistricting Maryland?
    Maryland's Democratic Senate leader has taken a redistricting position that’s at odds with his party.
    Senate President Bill Ferguson moderates floor debate on crossover day at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. on Monday, March 17, 2025. Any bill not passed by either the House or Senate by midnight on crossover day is likely defeated for the 2025 session.
    FAA lifts order slashing flights, allowing airlines to resume regular schedules
    The Federal Aviation Administration says it is lifting all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed during the government shutdown at 40 major U.S. airports.
    Travelers walk through the terminal at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Baltimore, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025.
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