National politics

    Attorneys allege cover-up after federal agent shoots at unarmed Maryland driver in D.C.
    The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the shooting by a Homeland Security Investigations agent, who was with police officers and other federal agents when they stopped a car driven by Phillip M. Brown on Oct. 17.
    A Baltimore County police vehicle’s lights flash while parked outside of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Md. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
    Former nurse at Sheppard Pratt charged with rape involving minor patient
    A former Sheppard Pratt nurse has been charged with raping a minor who was being treated at the Maryland psychiatric hospital.
    6/16/22—A Baltimore County police car sits outside of the Public Safety Building and Police Department in Towson.
    Maryland sues Trump administration over decision to halt food benefits
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is asking the federal government to cover SNAP benefits with money already set aside by Congress.
    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown addresses legal measures taken by the his office related to federal funding and the integrity of the federal payment system in regards to actions taken by the Trump administration.
    Federal judge warns Trump officials over statements about Kilmar Abrego Garcia
    A federal judge in Tennessee on Monday warned of possible sanctions against top Trump administration officials if they continue to make inflammatory statements about Kilmar Abrego Garcia that could prejudice his coming trial.
    A Tennessee federal judge on Monday warned Trump officials they could face sanctions for inflammatory remarks about Kilmar Abrego Garcia ahead of his trial.
    10,000 in Maryland at risk: Trump policy stokes fear among young immigrants
    Young immigrants and advocates are fearful of being deported after President Donald Trump’s administration ended deferred action for the youths earlier this year.
    ICE is coming! Baltimore’s scooter-riding ‘Paul Revere’ warns immigrants.
    Grambo’s neighborhood rides come as some communities across the nation scramble to confront stepped-up immigration enforcement.
    Buzz Grambo, otherwise known as the "Paul Revere of Patterson Park, walks his dog just before a storm on October 10, 2025. Grambo will often warn others when ICE is in the area.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia cannot be deported with injunction in place, judge reaffirms
    U.S. District Court Judge Paula Xinis issued a preliminary injunction in August that the Salvadoran native and Beltsville resident not be deported while he challenges the legality of his re-detention with ICE.
    Kilmar Abrego Garcia, center, arrives with his wife Jennifer, left, to the George H. Fallon Federal Building in downtown Baltimore on Monday, August 25, 2025.
    Tearing down the East Wing is about way more than destroying a building
    Apparently there’s nothing to be done about the demolition and construction at the White House. It’s still heartbreaking to see a hole in it.
    Work continues on the demolition of a part of the East Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom.
    Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1.
    President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Washington.
    Trump threatens Canada with 10% extra import tax for not pulling down anti-tariffs ad sooner
    The province of Ontario used Ronald Reagan’s words in a TV ad that criticize Trump’s tariffs
    WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 07: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speak to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on October 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. Carney and Trump will meet in the Oval Office and later have a bilateral lunch where they are expected to discuss a range of topics including U.S. tariffs. Carney visited the White House earlier in the year after he was elected prime minister.  (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
    Furloughed federal workers return to manage open enrollment amid shutdown
    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will temporarily bring all its furloughed employees back to work starting Monday.
    WOODLAWN, MARYLAND - MARCH 19: An aerial of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services building on March 19, 2025 in Woodlawn, Maryland. Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is focusing on the Medicare and Medicaid payment infrastructure as a way to make cost-saving cuts in the system.
    US wants to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia as soon as next week
    The federal government told a Maryland judge on Friday that it plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, saying in a court filing it could do so as early as Oct. 31.
    Homeland Security officials have said for months they would deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a third country.
    Trump administration denies Western Maryland’s final appeal for FEMA money
    The Trump administration rejected the final appeal for federal disaster relief for Western Maryland communities that are still recovering from May’s historic flash floods.
    Waterlogged cars sit in the flooded parking lot of Westernport Elementary School on Thursday, May 15, 2025, after a catastrophic storm hit the area on Tuesday.
    White House East Wing demolished as Trump moves forward with ballroom construction
    The entire White House East Wing has been demolished as President Donald Trump moves forward with a ballroom construction, Associated Press photos on Thursday showed.
    Construction workers, bottom right, atop the U.S. Treasury, watch as work continues on a largely demolished part of the East Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom.
    The Baltimore company churning out drone boats ready for war
    The U.S. military wants to spend billions on naval drones. Baltimore-based BlackSea Technologies is growing.
    A BlackSea Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft (GARC) naval drone follows an escort boat back to in the company’s pier in south Baltimore.
    Health care compromise appears far off as the government shutdown stalemate persists
    The government shutdown has reopened debate on what has been a central issue for both major political parties in the last 15 years: the future of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
    House Democrats prepare to speak on the steps of the Capitol to insist that Republicans include an extension of expiring health care benefits as part of a government funding compromise, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
    What to know about the $250 million Trump ballroom, and the Maryland company involved
    Construction started this week on the $250 million ballroom that President Donald Trump is adding to the White House as construction crews began tearing down the facade of the East Wing, where the new space is being built.
    WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 20: Workers demolish the facade of the East Wing of the White House on October 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. The demolition is part of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to build a ballroom reportedly costing $250 million on the eastern side of the White House.
    Black women’s foothold in the federal workforce is at risk
    Black women are about 6% of the nation’s employed, but account for 11% of all federal workers.
    Ronicsa Chambers worked for the Federal Aviation Administration for almost 20 years.
    The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump’s ballroom
    The White House on Monday started tearing down part of the East Wing, the traditional base of operations for the first lady, to build President Donald Trump’s ballroom.
    WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 20: Workers demolish the facade of the East Wing of the White House on October 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. The demolition is part of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to build a ballroom reportedly costing $250 million on the eastern side of the White House.
    Former Baltimore educator indicted in Iowa on false citizenship, firearms charges
    A federal grand jury issued the two-count indictment Thursday charging former Des Moines schools superintendent Ian Roberts.
    This photo provided by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts on Feb. 26, 2025. (ICE via AP)
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